Neville Goddard on Ephesians 4:22-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ephesians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Ephesians 4:22-24

Biblical Context

The passage urges you to shed the old, corrupt self and to renew your inner mind. Then you are to clothe yourself with a new nature aligned with righteousness and holiness.

Neville's Inner Vision

The old man is a worn state of mind—fear, deficiency, and deceitful lusts that counterfeit true life. To put off him you do not fight flesh; you revise your inner vibration. To renew in the spirit of your mind you elevate your consciousness to the I AM that is always present. The moment you acknowledge you are consciousness, not a mere body, the new man becomes a state of being God created in you. This is inner transformation: imagine you are the very image of God, and your desires, speech, and actions flow from that assurance. Obedience and faithfulness arise as you maintain this state, trusting that imagination rightly held fashions reality. Grace comes as the natural favor of living in accord with your true self, not as a distant reward.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe, and assume you are the new man now. Revise one line of your self-talk to reflect righteousness, and feel it real.