The Faithful Decree Of Works

Neville's Inner Vision

See that the 'faithful saying' is not a history lesson but a statement of your inner state. Those who have believed in God are those who awaken to the I AM within and therefore must maintain good works as a present reality. The instruction to be careful to maintain good works becomes a discipline of imagination—daily acts that flow from the assumption that you are already the virtue you seek to see expressed in the world. The admonition to avoid foolish questions, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law reveals the inner danger of mental chatter that diverts consciousness from its central decree. To argue is to refuse the one power of God within you; to fix your attention on debates about law is to forget the law written on your heart. The 'heretick after the first and second admonition' is the thought-form that resists correction; knowing such is subverted and sinneth, being condemned of himself, is the self-judgment that arises when you abandon your inner I AM. Return now to the quiet certainty that you are the source of life and conduct; let your every choice be the fruit of that inner trust.