Neville Goddard on Philippians 3:17-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Philippians 3 in context

Scripture Focus

17Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

18(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Philippians 3:17-19

Biblical Context

Paul invites imitation of his example and urges you to note those who walk as he does. He warns that many live for earthly things and thus are enemies of the cross, with their end destruction.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you is the Paul who walked it, the I AM that sets the standard. The enemies of the cross are inner states, not external foes: habits that worship the belly, cravings for earthly glory, and minding things of this world. When you feed those thoughts, your consciousness narrows; the cross becomes a mere symbol, and destruction is the natural result of living by appearances. To be an ensample is to fix your attention on the inner pattern of wholeness and allow it to rewrite your experience. Imagination is the instrument: by imagining yourself already as that higher self—calm, governed by the Spirit—you pull your life into alignment. Do not argue with what seems real; instead, revise the inner story until the cross governs your feeling and your choices. The end you desire is not a worldly end but a transformed consciousness, a life where the cross stands as your true aim.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the feeling 'I am the inner cross expressed; I mind earthly things no more' as already true, and dwell there for a minute. Let that inner image revise your cravings and guide your actions.