Neville Goddard on Colossians 1:3-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

8Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Colossians 1:3-14

Biblical Context

The writer thanks God for the believers, praying continually for their growth in faith, love, and hope, and describing redemption, revelation, and a heavenly inheritance in the realm of light.

Neville's Inner Vision

KNOW that this letter is a portrait of your own mind. The 'we' who gives thanks is the I AM affirming the wholeness you already are. The faith spoken of is not mere belief but unwavering trust in the Christ within you—the Christ of your true self. The love toward the saints is the living flow of your heart toward every part of you awakened to truth. The hope laid up in heaven is your latent, eternal state already real in consciousness. The gospel comes to you as a living decree in the breath of awareness; it bears fruit wherever you dwell because truth multiplies when it is believed. Epaphras, your faithful minister, is the inner voice declaring: you are loved and supported. Therefore you pray that you might be filled with the knowledge of God's will—wisdom and spiritual understanding—so you can walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing in all things, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God. You are strengthened with all might according to His glorious power, unto patience and longsuffering with joy. You are translated into the kingdom of the Son; in Him you have redemption and forgiveness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already standing in the kingdom of light; affirm inwardly, 'I AM in the kingdom now' and feel the fullness of redemption and forgiveness flowing through you.