Neville Goddard on Philippians 1:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Philippians 1 in context

Scripture Focus

4Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

5For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Philippians 1:4-6

Biblical Context

Paul expresses joy in his prayers for the Philippians and recalls their shared participation in the gospel from the beginning. He is confident that God, who began a good work in them, will bring it to completion at the day of Christ.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Neville lens, the verses reveal a state of consciousness at work within you. The 'you all' are aspects of your own being, joined in the inner gospel—the truth your heart is awakening to. The joy in Paul's petitions is the joyous feeling-state of alignment with the divine flow. 'Being confident' teaches a practical certainty: the good work God began in you lives as a seed in your mind, and it will perform its design because the I AM is its source and sustainer. The 'day of Jesus Christ' becomes the moment when inner realization translates into outer form, not by force but by the natural maturation of consciousness. The 'work' is not merely future achievement; it is the living process of imagination revealing itself as experience. When you dwell in this inner conviction—seeing the end as already present—you let thoughts and feelings harmonize with that end, and the external world follows in due season, reflecting the inner awakening of Christ within you.

Practice This Now

Assume the end now: I am the good work God began in me, and it is completed in this very moment. Feel this completion in your heart until it emits a steady, radiant certainty you carry into the day.