Neville Goddard on Acts 18:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 18 in context

Scripture Focus

5And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Acts 18:5-6

Biblical Context

Paul testifies to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. When they oppose him, he declares he is clean and redirects his ministry to the Gentiles.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the outer scene is a mirror of your inner field. Silas and Timotheus arriving from Macedonia signal the arrival of a new state of mind that supports the move you are ready to make. I, the inner I AM, am pressed in spirit to testify that the Christ within is the truth of your being. The Jews who oppose themselves mirror your old beliefs that resist the Christ in you; their blasphemy is your inner objections. When Paul shakes his raiment, he is not fighting people but shedding the old garment of limitation. Your blood be upon your own heads indicates you own the results of the inner drama by choosing a higher witness; you remain clean because you speak from the awareness that you are one with the divine idea. From henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles proclaims a turning of your attention from a narrow identity to a universal, Gentile mindset—the inclusive, all-encompassing consciousness. Embrace this inner turning as your daily practice: the outer world bends to the coherence of your inner witness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In your imagination, step into the role of Paul within you; shake off the old robe of limitation and declare, 'The Christ within is the truth of my being.' Then stand in the broader Gentile consciousness and notice the next outward scene aligning with that inner witness.