Neville Goddard on Matthew 18:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 18 in context

Scripture Focus

5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Matthew 18:5-6

Biblical Context

Receiving a child in Jesus' name is receiving Jesus himself; harming a believer is warned as a grave offense. The passage centers on honoring vulnerable faith as sacred.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the "little child" not as a person, but as a state of consciousness—innocence, openness, and trust—within your own inner kingdom. When you "receive" this child in the name of Jesus, you are acknowledging the I AM that you are, awareness itself. To offend this inner child is to deny your own birthright and to burden your mind with judgment; the millstone represents the weight of believing this state is separate from you. In truth, every believer is another facet of your own inner Christ, and loving them is loving the one Self that fills all. Practice the Neville method: assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled by welcoming this inner child now; revise any thought that condemns weakness in yourself or another; and feel the reality of unity as you align with your I AM. To love the neighbor is to honor the Christ within you, for there is but one Self wearing many names.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: sit quietly, picture a small child as your inner state, and say to yourself, 'I receive this child in the name of I AM; I am one with this state,' then linger in the felt sense of its reality.