Neville Goddard on Acts 8:22-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 8 in context

Scripture Focus

22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

Acts 8:22-23

Biblical Context

These verses urge repentance from wicked thoughts and a prayer for forgiveness, recognizing the heart as captive to bitterness and the bond of iniquity.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville Goddard, Acts 8:22-23 speaks to your inner world: repent not of a crime but of the old assumption about yourself, and pray not to change God but to awaken to your I AM as forgiveness. The wickedness and gall of bitterness are mental states—thoughts you have allowed to take residence. They bind you in iniquity only as long as you entertain them. The remedy is simple: revise the belief that that thought governs you; assume that the I AM now forgives it and releases its charge. When you feel the reality of freedom within, the outer life shifts to match. The inner movement of repentance is the turning of your entire consciousness back to its original light. Deliverance arrives not by changing God but by changing your attachment to the old story. Stand in the assurance that you are forgiven in the present moment; let that conviction dissolve bitterness and unbind your heart.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the thought: I am forgiven now. Feel the tension in your chest dissolve as you dwell in the I AM awareness, letting bitterness drop away and your whole being rest in freedom.