Neville Goddard on Luke 1:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 1 in context

Scripture Focus

1Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

2Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

3It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

4That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

Luke 1:1-4

Biblical Context

Luke 1:1-4 presents Luke’s intention to give an orderly account so you may be certain of the truths handed down. It invites you to trust an inner record of experience, not external proof, as the basis of faith.

Neville's Inner Vision

Luke 1:1-4 is not merely a historical preface; it is a map for your inner life. The 'many' who set forth declarations are the many states of consciousness you entertain, and the 'eyewitnesses' are the inner faculties that bear witness within your awareness. When Luke says he wrote 'having had perfect understanding,' he is telling you that within you there exists a perfect understanding awaiting recognition. The prologue invites you to bring your thoughts into orderly alignment so that the truths you already hold can be known with certainty in your present experience. You are Theophilus to yourself: the beloved seeker whose mind is a field where truth can be cultivated into witness. The certitude you seek does not arrive from outside; it is cultivated by the revising power of imagination, by treating your inner sense of truth as if it already were so. By repeatedly aligning your inner narrative with what you truly intend, you awaken the certainty that what you have been instructed in is alive and real now in you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the truth you seek as if it already stands written within your mind; revise one belief by declaring, 'I know this now,' and feel the certainty in your chest as the proof of the inner record.