Neville Goddard on John 3:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 3 in context

Scripture Focus

3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:3-5

Biblical Context

Jesus states that one must be born again to see and enter the kingdom of God. The text invites a spiritual rebirth beyond literal birth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Born again is not a future event but an inner awakening of consciousness. The kingdom of God is not a distant place but the state of awareness you inhabit when you align with your I AM. Water and Spirit symbolize cleansing and living force; the former dissolves the mud of old belief, the latter breathes life into the new sight. You are not asked to leave your body but to leave the old identification with it; to say, in the quiet of your room, I am the I AM awakening now. When you assume that you are already in the kingdom, you permit the mind to revise its memory and to feel from the end, as if the desired state were your present reality. The old man asks, "How can this be?" yet the answer comes as you dwell in the feeling of your desire fulfilled—the sense of presence that God is, and you are that divine I AM. In practice, this birth is the completion of your image; you pass from fear to light by simply assuming and emotionally inhabiting the new self.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and repeat: I am born again into the kingdom now. Feel the room brighten as the old self dissolves and the new self stands present.