Inner Cross of John 19:17
John 19:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read John 19 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
John 19:17 describes Jesus bearing his cross and moving toward Golgotha, a moment that can be read as an inner procession.
Neville's Inner Vision
To Neville, this verse is not a history lesson but a map of consciousness. The cross you are asked to bear is a belief you have not yet surrendered; the hill named Golgotha is the fixed stance of mind you hold about yourself. When you 'go forth' with the cross, you are choosing to walk from the old self toward the place where that self dies and is renewed by the I AM. The I AM is not a distant deity but your living awareness, the very act of knowing. Your burden becomes the tool by which you revise the state you inhabit. If you imagine yourself as already living the truth you seek, the external scene will align with that inner conviction. The moment you truly consent to a higher consciousness—the feeling that you already possess your wish—the cross ceases to signify lack and becomes a doorway to salvation, a translation of the self from limitation to freedom.
Practice This Now
Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and envision yourself bearing a cross, walking toward Golgotha in your inner landscape. As you move, repeat 'I AM' in the state you desire, and feel it real now; when the feeling is vivid, release the old belief as dead.
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