Paul’s Autobiography – The Key to Understanding the Bible’s Greatest Revelation – A Neville Goddard Lecture on Inner Illumination

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In this lecture, Paul’s Autobiography – The Hidden Truth of His Vision, Neville explores the profound transformation of Paul, the most influential figure in Christianity. He presents Paul not as a historical man preaching a new religion, but as the first in whom the revelation of Christ occurred. Paul’s experience on the road to Damascus, where he was blinded by the light and later saw Christ revealed in him, symbolizes the spiritual awakening that every person will undergo.

Neville highlights that Paul rejected all human authority, religious institutions, and intermediaries, affirming that true knowledge of Christ comes only through revelation. Paul’s words, “The gospel I preach is not man’s gospel; I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through revelation of Jesus Christ” (Galatians 1:11), emphasize that salvation is not about believing in a physical Jesus, but about the unfolding of divine consciousness within.

Using Paul’s own writings, Neville demonstrates that Christ is not a historical figure but the living Spirit within every individual. He urges listeners to move beyond the idea of Jesus as a man of flesh and blood and to recognize that the true Christ is God in action, manifested through imagination. The true message of Christianity, Neville asserts, has been lost because people have mistaken the actor (Jesus in the Gospels) for the play itself—the mystical journey of God unfolding in man.

Neville reveals that Paul’s conversion was not a change from one religion to another, but the fulfillment of the ancient faith of Abraham. His revelation showed him that Christ is the way—the unfolding of a series of spiritual events that lead to the realization of God the Father. He concludes that Paul’s vision was the first awakening of Christ within man, and that all are destined to experience the same divine unfolding in their own time.

Key Takeaways for Application:

• Christ is Not a Historical Figure – Paul’s revelation teaches that Christ is the living power of imagination within you, not a physical man who lived 2,000 years ago.
• Revelation is Personal, Not Taught – True knowledge of God does not come from religious authorities or external teachings, but through inner revelation, just as Paul experienced.
• You Are the Temple of God – Paul declares that God is in Christ, and Christ is in you. Recognizing this truth leads to the realization that you are the vessel through which God expresses Himself.
• The Crucifixion is a Mystical Experience – Paul states that he was “crucified with Christ.” This means the old self (the ego) dies as one awakens to the higher self, which is God in man.
• Faith Must Transcend the Senses – Paul warns against falling into the belief that Jesus was flesh and blood. Instead, he emphasizes that Christ is spirit, known only through faith and mystical experience.
• Imagining Creates Reality – Paul’s teachings align with Neville’s core message: imagination is the creative power of God. When you persist in imagining a desired state, it must externalize.
• Patience and Persistence Are Key – Paul speaks of faith as the fulfillment of Abraham’s vision, which required patience. In the same way, your imagined desires will manifest through persistence.
• The Journey to God is a Series of Spiritual Events – Paul describes the Christian path as “the way”, a sequence of mystical experiences leading to the ultimate realization that you are God the Father.
• Your Own Awakening is Inevitable – Just as Paul was transformed by revelation, you too will experience the divine unfolding within you. The only question is when—not if—it will happen.

By applying these truths, you move beyond religious dogma and into the living experience of God within, fulfilling the same journey that Paul described as “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

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ABOUT NEVILLE GODDARD:

Neville Goddard (1905-1972), was an English writer, speaker and mystic. He grew up in Barbados and moved to the United States of America as a young adult. 

Neville Goddard was perhaps the last century’s most intellectually substantive and charismatic purveyor of the philosophy generally called New Thought. He wrote more than ten books under the solitary pen name Neville, and was a popular speaker on metaphysical themes from the late 1930s until his death in 1972.

Possessed of a self-educated and uncommonly sharp intellect, Neville espoused a spiritual vision that was bold and total: Everything you see and experience, including other people, is the result of your own thoughts and emotional states. Each of us dreams into existence an infinitude of realities and outcomes. When you realize this, Neville taught, you will discover yourself to be a slumbering branch of the Creator clothed in human form, and at the helm of limitless possibilities.

Neville’s thought system influenced a wide range of spiritua...