Neville Goddard on John 7:14-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 7 in context

Scripture Focus

14Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

18He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

19Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

20The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

21Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

John 7:14-21

Biblical Context

Jesus teaches in the temple and says his doctrine comes from the Father. The crowd marvels and is challenged to do the will, for true knowledge comes from obedience rather than learned cleverness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the temple of your I AM, the scene mirrors the mind's longing for status and proof. Jesus proclaims that his doctrine is not his own but the One who sent him—your inner voice clothed in authority, the Father within. When you align with this sent voice, you will know whether what you hear is truly from God, because knowing is a function of obedience, not cleverness. The man who speaks for himself seeks his own glory; the one who seeks the glory of the One who sent him speaks truth without resistance. The reference to Moses and the law becomes a reminder that the inner law is already written in your being, though many ignore it by clinging to appearances. The one work Jesus did points to a single act: surrender to the inner decree. Your own proof will not come from outside observers, but from the inward transformation you experience as you live from the I AM, and faith becomes sight as you move in harmony with the sent life within you.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the inner voice speaking as the sent one within you. Assume its decree in a small daily action and feel it real until your next choice mirrors that voice.