Neville Goddard on Ephesians 5:22-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ephesians 5 in context

Scripture Focus

22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Ephesians 5:22-24

Biblical Context

These verses describe wives submitting to their husbands as to the Lord, and the husband being head as Christ is head of the church. They present a model of order, loyalty, and mutual responsibility within marriage.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville’s language, the 'wives' and 'husbands' are inner states of consciousness, not mere gender roles. Submission becomes the alignment of your lower thoughts to the higher I AM—the head that governs the body of your life. The husband as head mirrors the ruling idea that directs feeling and action; Christ’s headship over the church symbolizes the divine idea that sustains the entire organism of your awareness. The church’s submission to Christ reflects your willingness to let the divine within you lead, so that your inner life and outer relationships move in harmony. The 'saviour of the body' is the awareness that you are the living I AM, capable of saving your life from discord by aligning with that central authority. Realize unity by assuming the state of harmony and oneness under divine direction, thereby infusing your marriage with the quality of perfect, imaginative order.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and feel the I AM as the head over your life; then imagine your partner as your inner counterpart, with all thoughts and feelings flowing in unity under that head.