Neville Goddard on Ephesians 2:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ephesians 2 in context

Scripture Focus

8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:8-10

Biblical Context

Salvation is a gift you receive by faith, not by personal effort. We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to walk in the good works He prepared.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the phrases 'by grace' and 'through faith' point to a state of consciousness, not to a distant act. Grace is the atmosphere of your I AM—the awareness that you are one with the Source, always present. Faith is the deliberate turn of attention toward that reality, not a superstition but a recognition of what you already are. Not of yourselves indicates you are not the source of your life; the gift is God’s inner acknowledgment that you are already complete in consciousness. When you awaken to being His workmanship, you awaken to the truth that you were created in Christ Jesus for the expression of good works—the natural outflow of a life that knows itself as divine. The line about what God hath before ordained invites you to align with a pre-arranged pattern in your inner world. Your imagination is the workshop where you are formed; your choices are the steps taken within this inward order. So revise any sense of lack, assume the completed state now, and feel it real: you are walking in the works your inner design already knows.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, rest in I AM, and imagine, 'I am saved by grace through faith' as a present reality. Then envision yourself walking in the good works preordained for you, and feel the alignment already in place.