Neville Goddard on John 3:20-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 3 in context

Scripture Focus

20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

John 3:20-21

Biblical Context

John 3:20–21 presents a contrast between fear and truth: those who do evil avoid the light, while those who live in truth come to the light so their deeds may be seen as wrought in God. It invites you to awaken to your inner state where every action reflects the I AM within.

Neville's Inner Vision

John 3:20–21 is not a history lesson but a map of your inner weather. The verse names a choice between two states: the one who does evil hates the light because the light would expose the contents of the ego, and the one who does truth comes to the light so that his deeds may be manifest as wrought in God. In Neville’s psychology, light is awareness—the I AM that you are, the rise of consciousness in which images become life. When you live from that inner light, the work you do is no longer separate from God; it is produced by the same creative power that dwells within you. The contrast—flight from light versus coming to light—is the difference between believing you are merely the body and acknowledging you are God in expression. Practice: assume the state of light within, feel it as your natural atmosphere, and revise a recent deed by declaring, ‘I did this in God.’ See the deed now made manifest, a sign that your life is formed in the I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit in quiet, assume the state of inner light, and feel it real. Revise a recent deed by declaring it already wrought in God, then act from that light.