Neville Goddard on Acts 4:8-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 4 in context

Scripture Focus

8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

9If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Acts 4:8-12

Biblical Context

Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, proclaims that the healing of the impotent man is by the name of Jesus, crucified and raised. There is no other salvation except in Jesus, who becomes the cornerstone for the whole.

Neville's Inner Vision

Peter speaks as one who has awakened to the inner power of consciousness. The Holy Spirit is the heightened awareness within you, and the name Jesus Christ represents the Life that flows from your own I AM. The healing of the impotent man is a symbol of inner transformation: by affirming the risen life within, the old condition yields and you stand whole. The stone rejected by builders is your former self image; when you embrace it as the cornerstone, your mental house is rebuilt upon consciousness rather than exterior circumstance. There is no other name by which you are saved, meaning there is no other concept you will consent to as real than the I AM that you truly are. The instruction is to align with that single name, dwell in that consciousness, and watch outward forms reflect the inward truth of your wholeness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and envision the healed man before you as a symbol of your own wholeness. Affirm inwardly that you are saved by the I AM within, revise any sense of lack, and feel the healing energy move through your body.