Neville Goddard on Colossians 4:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Colossians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

3Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

4That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Colossians 4:1-6

Biblical Context

Paul urges masters to act justly toward their servants and to stay in prayer with thanksgiving. He also seeks opportunities to proclaim the mystery of Christ and to speak with wisdom and grace toward those outside the faith.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville’s reading, Colossians 4:1–6 becomes a map of inner life. The masters and the servants are inner dispositions and motives, bound by a higher authority—the Master in heaven, the I AM within. When you treat your thoughts and conditions as just and equal, you acknowledge that your inner ruler is just and you invite your outer world to reflect that law. Prayer and thanksgiving become the steady mood of consciousness, a doorway through which the door of utterance may open to reveal the mystery of Christ as living truth within you. Even when you feel bound by old beliefs, you are invited to revise them, imagining yourself already speaking the truth you seek to reveal. Walk in wisdom toward those without by redeeming the time, so that every moment serves your inner decree. Let your speech be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that each reply carries the fragrance of your realized identity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are the Master in heaven, speaking with grace to every situation. Close your eyes and imagine the door of utterance swinging open before you, then feel your words aligning with your inner truth.