The Way

The Apostle Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 1:8–10 often read as a stern moral code distinguishing the righteous from sinners. Yet, when viewed through Neville Goddard’s transformative interpretation of Scripture as a symbolic inner drama of consciousness and imagination, these verses reveal a profound teaching about limitation and freedom within ourselves. The Passage Paul writes: “We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine.” — 1 Timothy 1:8–10 (NIV) At first glance, this reads as a warning about the consequences of sin and disobedience. However, Neville Goddard teaches us to see these biblical characters and laws as symbol...

When reading the Bible through the spiritual psychology of Neville Goddard, what may appear restrictive or historical reveals itself instead as a symbolic pattern of inner transformation. One such passage—often misread as a moral directive—is 1 Timothy 2:8–15 . Neville taught that Scripture is not secular history, but a dramatisation of inner spiritual processes . Every instruction and character symbolises a function or faculty within the individual. With that in mind, this passage offers not a rulebook, but a blueprint for creation . “Lifting holy hands without anger or quarrelling” (Verse 8) “I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarrelling.” – 1 Timothy 2:8, ESV Symbolically, “men” represent the conscious mind —the directing principle of thought. To “lift holy hands” is to enter the state of assumption with reverence, confidence, and inner harmony . “Without anger or quarrelling” implies a clean, undivided consciousness—free ...