Neville Goddard on Titus 1:5-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Titus 1:5-16

Biblical Context

Paul instructs Titus to organize the Crete church by appointing trustworthy elders, instituting firm conduct, and rebuking those who spread error. The key message: purity of mind and steadfast faith distinguish true lovers of God from those who profess but act otherwise.

Neville's Inner Vision

Crete is the mind crowded with unsettled impressions. Paul’s charge to Titus is a practical instruction to the inner governor: set in order the things that are wanting by appointing inner elders—stable habits of attention in every city of your consciousness. To be blameless, the husband of one wife, and to have faithful children is a symbol I accept as 'constancy'—a single, loyal state of awareness that bears fruit in orderly feeling and love. The bishop, the steward of God, is the I AM in command—not self-willed, not easily angered, not swayed by wine or fear, but temperate, just, holy. Hold fast the faithful word as taught; by sound doctrine you may exhort and convince the gainsayers within your own dialogue. There are many unruly and vain talkers—your restless thoughts and appeals to fear and doubt. Their mouths must be stopped by the quiet authority of your inner truth. Unto the pure all things are pure; to the defiled mind, nothing is pure. When you rebuke sharply, you restore faith and align behavior with consciousness. This witness is true; you reform your inner atmosphere until faith becomes sight.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume the inner elder role for a few minutes and feel it real that I AM governs your mind; revise any troubling thought and see it replaced with calm, faithful order.