Neville Goddard on Philippians 3:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Philippians 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Philippians 3:1-3

Biblical Context

Paul urges believers to rejoice in the Lord and to keep the reminder clear for their safety. He declares true identity as the circumcision that worships in the Spirit, not relying on flesh.

Neville's Inner Vision

Rejoice in the Lord is not a mood to chase in the outer world but a state to awaken within your consciousness. The verse invites you to see that the true identity is the circumcision of inner awareness - worshipping God in the Spirit rather than counting on fleshly credentials. The dogs and evil workers are inner doubts and habit patterns that would praise appearances; beware not of people, but of that inner tendency to lean on the flesh. When you assume the feeling, I am the circumcision, worshiping God in the Spirit, you align your entire life with the I AM. Rejoicing becomes the felt sense that your source is not an object but the awareness that unites all you call self. As you persist, the outer world adjusts to this inner stance: fears loosen, doors open, and progress appears from within. Do not trust fleshly credentials; trust the Spirit that already dwells in you and through you, honoring your true self in Christ Jesus. Your confidence is thus eternally secure, here and now in quiet consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state, saying inside, I am the circumcision, worshiping God in the Spirit. Feel that identity as real now, and let concerns about the flesh dissolve into Spirit.