Throughout his letters, the Apostle Paul speaks of a mystery—something once veiled in symbolic language, now disclosed to those who can see inwardly. For many, these mysteries are theological or doctrinal. But to Neville Goddard, they are intensely practical. They are not locked in the heavens—they are hidden within you, waiting to be awakened as your own human imagination.
In this post, we explore every instance where Paul uses the word “mystery,” not through the eyes of tradition, but through the vision Neville Goddard offers: that the mystery is Christ in you—your imagination, your creative power, your salvation. Paul and Neville both emphasize that Christ is not an external God, distant and unreachable, but an internal presence within each person. It is the divine potential embedded in every human being, ready to be awakened through imagination and inner transformation.
Romans: The Mystery of Reversal and Revelation
Romans 11:25
“Lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.”
Neville sees Israel as a symbol of the conscious mind, and the Gentiles as the unclaimed potential of the subconscious. The “fulness” of the Gentiles entering in is the awakening of imagination, as those once “outside” begin to direct their creative power.
Romans 16:25
“According to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began...”
Neville reminds us that the mystery is not new—it is eternal. But it is secret only because man has forgotten how to look inward. The revelation comes not by study but by direct experience: when imagination and faith are wedded in stillness.
1 Corinthians: The Hidden Wisdom of the Creative Power
1 Corinthians 2:7
“We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom...”
Neville equates this “hidden wisdom” with imagination. It is not the cleverness of man but the spiritual law that what you assume to be true—persistently and inwardly—must eventually harden into fact.
1 Corinthians 4:1
“Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.”
To be a steward of the mysteries is to understand the law of assumption. One who has mastered their inner speech, inner vision, and feeling of the wish fulfilled, is a true minister of Christ—not outwardly, but inwardly, where creation begins.
1 Corinthians 13:2
“Though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries... and have not charity, I am nothing.”
Neville interprets charity as love—specifically, love for the state you dwell in. You must feel from the state of the wish fulfilled. The type of feeling that's expressed in the Song of Solomon Knowledge alone does not create; feeling does.
1 Corinthians 14:2
“For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for... in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.”
Speaking in tongues, for Neville, is symbolic of inner dialogue—those silent conversations with self that shape external life. These inner murmurs go unnoticed by the world, but they create the world nonetheless.
1 Corinthians 15:51
“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.”
This is Neville’s central message: transformation. Not all will remain in the sleep of the senses. Some will awaken to the creative power within—and they shall be changed, for their world will conform to their awakened state.
Ephesians: The Mystery of Union and Inclusion
Ephesians 1:9
“Having made known unto us the mystery of his will...”
His will is your will. God’s will is your desire—when imagined from its fulfilment. The mystery is that God and man are not separate. Imagination and the creator are one.
Ephesians 3:3–4
“By revelation he made known unto me the mystery... whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ.”
Neville often said Christ in you is your own wonderful human imagination. Paul is saying: This is not belief. It is revelation. And once it happens, you no longer wonder—you know.
Ephesians 3:9
“To make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery...”
The “fellowship” is inner unity—when thought, feeling, and assumption align. When your inner world becomes whole, the outer must reflect it.
Ephesians 5:32
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
Neville reads this as the union of your awareness (Christ) with your desired state (church). Marriage, in scripture, is always symbolic. To be joined to the desired state is to experience it as real.
Ephesians 6:19
“That I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.”
The gospel, for Neville, is not a story of the past. It is the pattern of awakening: assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled, persist in that assumption, and you will resurrect your desire.
Colossians: The Mystery Made Manifest
Colossians 1:26–27
“The mystery which hath been hid from ages... which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
This is Neville’s cornerstone. Christ in you is not poetry—it is literal. It is your imagination. Glory is the fulfilment of what you imagined. You are not becoming like God—you already are.
Colossians 2:2
“Unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery...”
To acknowledge is to accept. The mystery becomes real when you stop doubting and accept imagination as the source of reality.
Colossians 4:3
“Praying... that God would open unto us a door... to speak the mystery of Christ.”
That door is always inward. Prayer is not begging—it is assuming. Every act of imagining boldly and lovingly is a prayer that speaks Christ.
2 Thessalonians & 1 Timothy: The Dual Mysteries
2 Thessalonians 2:7
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work...”
Neville saw “iniquity” as misuse of the law. When you dwell in fear, worry, or hatred, the same divine law still works—it simply brings forth what you did not want. This is why awareness must be disciplined.
1 Timothy 3:9
“Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”
Faith is loyalty to the unseen reality. A pure conscience is one that does not doubt the imaginal act. The mystery is that faith creates facts.
1 Timothy 3:16
“Great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh...”
This is the central truth of Neville’s gospel: God became man so that man may know himself as God. Every man who awakens to imagination as the source of his world is the Word made flesh.
The Final Word: The Mystery Has Never Been Missing—Only Misunderstood
Paul said the mystery was kept hidden for ages. Neville tells us it was hidden in plain sight—in the words, stories, and symbols of scripture. But it was never outside you. It was never locked away in time. It was always waiting to be realised as your own creative nature.
The mystery is not a riddle. It is a reminder:
“Do you not realise that Jesus Christ is in you?”
(2 Corinthians 13:5)
Neville answers: yes—and He is your own wonderful human imagination.
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