Neville Goddard on Matthew 3:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 3 in context

Scripture Focus

8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Matthew 3:8-10

Biblical Context

Matthew 3:8-10 calls for fruits worthy of repentance, not inherited status. It declares that true offspring come from inner transformation, for God can raise up descendants from stones, and every tree must be judged by its fruit, being cut down if it bears none.

Neville's Inner Vision

Brethren, in this moment the figures are not distant judgments of history but mirrors of your own state. The tree represents your prevailing beliefs and self-image. The 'fruits' are the thoughts, feelings, and choices that proceed from that consciousness. To repent is to shift your inner balance; not to beg external mercy, but to awaken a new quality of awareness. The claim that God could raise up children from stones tells you your identity is not fixed by a lineage but by the activity of awareness itself; anything in your mind that no longer serves can become a living seed of life when you declare your I AM as the ground of existence. The axe at the root is the willingness to cut away stale identifications at the core of you, even those you used to defend as 'right' or 'given.' If your inner life bears no good fruit, you will find yourself cast into the fire of purification, not as punishment but as refinement. Stand in the knowing that you are the I AM, and allow new fruit to emerge from that consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a five-minute quiet, assume you are already the tree bearing good fruit. See stones around you transform into offspring as you rest in the I AM and feel this new birth shaping your next actions.