Astonishment of Inner Doctrine
Matthew 22:33 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Matthew 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The crowd hears Jesus’ teaching and is astonished by its depth. In Neville's frame, the astonishment signals an interior awakening to a truth already present within.
Neville's Inner Vision
The astonishment is not a sign that truth is scarce, but that the hearer is changing. In this moment, doctrine is not a dogma out there but a living conviction already formed within the observer's I AM. When the crowd hears and trembles with wonder, it is the inner man waking to recognize a principle now felt as real. The outer reaction mirrors an interior alignment: a shift from doubt to a habit of mind that accepts this truth as mine. The verse invites you to treat truth as a state of consciousness you can enter by assumption, not by argument. So, imagine yourself hearing such doctrine and accepting it with the felt certainty of ownership: This is mine now. As you persist in that feeling, your inner atmosphere rearranges and your circumstances reflect that inner change. Do not chase effects; train your awareness to inhabit the truth, and the world will respond to the inner revision.
Practice This Now
Imagine saying to yourself, 'I am the embodiment of this truth now.' Feel that certainty fill your chest and carry it into your next moment.
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