Inner Atonement for Ignorance
Leviticus 5:17-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Leviticus 5 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
When a soul sins in ignorance, guilt remains until atonement is sought. The passage points to forgiveness through an inner act of correction.
Neville's Inner Vision
To the inner reader, Leviticus 5:17-18 reveals that sin, born of ignorance, is not a fixed defect in the I AM but a misalignment within awareness. The ritual of a ram without blemish and the priest’s atonement speaks not to external expense but to your inner faculty for correction: when you recognize you have wandered in mind, you may appeal to the inner priest—the quiet, discerning awareness that pardons—who clears the debt by truth revision. The God within, your I AM, forgives not because you have conformed to outward rules, but because you awaken to a truer state of consciousness where guilt loses its hold. The act of ignorance erred is turned into a decision to re-see; forgiveness comes as you realize you are already loved by the mercy of your true nature. Your world reflects your inner alignment; you measure not by past error but by your present remembrance of who you are. What is required is a living conviction here and now: I am pristine, I am forgiven, I am restored.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, assume the state of being forgiven; declare I am forgiven and feel the relief as if the inner priest has already pronounced pardon. Let that vivid state govern your next thoughts and actions.
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