Neville Goddard on Mark 9:45-46 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 9 in context

Scripture Focus

45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Mark 9:45-46

Biblical Context

Mark 9:45–46 presents a stark image: remove what offends you so you may enter life; it is better to lack a part than to persevere in a pattern leading to hell and the unquenchable fire.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this text is not a command to amputate a limb but a revelation about consciousness. Foot and offense are states of mind that trip your energy and keep you looping in limitation. When you say that an offense has power, you are naming a belief you accept as real. The remedy is not punishment but a revision of state. You cut off the part of your self identification that clings to limitation, and you enter life by consenting to a new awareness: I am life, I am life now. The fire that never quenches is the energy of your old thoughts, habitual fear, guilt, and limitation, burning until they are consumed by your present I AM. The worm that does not die is the repeating thought that you are what your offense makes you. The inner kingdom is yours to inhabit by turning from the offense and aligning with the truth that God, the I AM, is your awareness. So revise the scene now: imagine you are whole, intact, and the offending pattern dissolves into light as you stand in authorized life.

Practice This Now

Choose one pattern that offends your peace. Assume a new state: I am life and nothing offends me. For a few minutes feel this reality as if you already live in it, and watch the old thought melt away.