Neville Goddard on Acts 15:6-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 15 in context

Scripture Focus

6And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

7And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

8And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

10Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

11But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

Acts 15:6-11

Biblical Context

Peter and the others consider how Gentiles are brought to faith. God knows hearts, gives the Holy Spirit, and purifies through faith; salvation comes by grace, not by keeping a burdened yoke.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the scene as your own inner council. The dispute is the tug-of-war of old beliefs; Peter's reminder that God chose that Gentiles hear the word and believe becomes a picture of your own mind being reconciled. God, who knows the hearts, bears witness by pouring the Holy Spirit into you, just as into the early believers. The sentence 'no difference between us and them' is the moment you realize there is no separation within your being, your thoughts and desires are purified by faith, not by works. The yoke of trying to earn approval or carry a burden beyond your capacity dissolves when you rest in grace. Through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ you are saved, meaning the awareness you are alive to God's breath is your salvation, now. Your present state is the 'they' and the 'we' unified in one river of consciousness, flowing with grace.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine an inner council within you, hearing the gospel through your I AM. Feel the Holy Spirit as a warm witness and let the burden of trying dissolve by declaring I am saved by grace now.