Unknown God Within
Acts 17:22-23 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Acts 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Paul notes the Athenians’ zeal for worship but invites them to recognize the living God within, rather than in external idols, highlighting the 'Unknown God' as the true presence inside.
Neville's Inner Vision
Let us read Acts 17:22-23 as a mirror of your inner life. The Athenians are not without worship; they are images of the mind seeking form. Paul names their altar 'TO THE UNKNOWN GOD' and says: you ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. In Neville's practice, the 'unknown God' is not a distant person but the I AM—your own consciousness—unrecognized because you have allowed superstition to fashion idols of circumstance. The Hill of Mars becomes a hill of thought where you argue for appearances while the inner reality remains unseen. Yet the very act of naming the Unknown God is an invitation to awareness: consciousness is the living Presence that gives life to every thought, sensation, and event. When you realize that God is not out there but within as the sense of I AM, your prayers and your world shift. You stop chasing idols and begin recognizing your own imagining as the source of all you experience. The unknown becomes known as your awareness, and superstition dissolves in the light of that realization.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly; repeat 'I am the Unknown God within me, now revealed as my awareness,' and feel the I AM fill your chest with quiet power. Let that revelation redraw your perception of surrounding events.
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