Neville Goddard on John 15:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 15 in context

Scripture Focus

4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

John 15:4-6

Biblical Context

The passage invites you to remain connected to the Source; true fruitfulness comes from abiding in the I AM, while separation leaves you withered.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the 'I' that speaks in you is the I AM—the one awareness in which all things exist. The vine is your own consciousness when it rests in that truth. To abide means to assume you are already united with the source, and to feel that unity as your ongoing condition. Fruit arises not by effort apart from this union, but as a natural expression of the life flowing from your abiding I. If you refuse to remain in that consciousness, you wither, cut off from the life-stream, as though cast into fire. The remedy is simple: dwell in the feeling of oneness, imagine yourself bound to the I AM, and let your actions flow from that reality. The more consistently you maintain that inner alliance, the more extraordinary results appear—trust, obedience, faithfulness, and fruitful outcomes in every area. Therefore the passage is a map to the inner kingdom: stay in the vine, and the vine stays in you.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, declare, 'I am abiding in the I AM, and the I AM abides in me,' and feel the life of the vine circulating in you. Picture yourself bearing fruit as the automatic expression of that union.