Neville Goddard on Galatians 3:17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Galatians 3 in context

Scripture Focus

17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

Galatians 3:17

Biblical Context

God's covenant in Christ was established before the law and cannot be annulled by it. The promise remains intact, regardless of the law's later arrival.

Neville's Inner Vision

This verse invites you to view the covenant as the unchangeable state of consciousness you already bear. The 'God in Christ' is the I AM in you, the awareness that cannot be undone by any outward law. The 'law' is the clip of time, the sequence by which you learned to seek, perform, fear, or measure worth by rules. The four hundred thirty years points to the priority of your realized promise over any external ordinance. Therefore, the promise cannot be annulled by the law; it remains the essence of your present experience. In Neville's practice, you do not contend with the law; you revise your sense of self until the promised good is felt as already true. When you imagine yourself as the one for whom the promise is kept, you awaken alignment between the inner and outer. Your attention to the I AM makes the covenant real in appearance. The moment you dwell as the fulfilled person, you will see the outer world respond to that inner state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the fulfilled state now and feel it as real in your chest. Repeat, 'I am the covenant fulfilled,' until your outer scene begins to reflect that inner certainty.