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The Law and The Promise
Neville distinguishes between 'The Law,' which is the principle that imaginal acts create reality and is the focus of this lecture, and 'The Promise,' which…
Related Bible passages
- Galatians 6:7
- Matthew 5:17
Related ideas
God Given Talent
So, this is the law of Scripture. When we speak of the Law and the Promise, this is the Law: that your imaginal acts are creating facts in the world. Imagining creates reality.
Neville distinguishes between 'The Law,' which is the principle that imaginal acts create reality and is the focus of this lecture, and 'The Promise,' which refers to the ultimate mystical awakening of God within man.
His Purpose
Last night we gave you the Law, and tonight we have given you the Promise, so we are mixing them for the series.
Neville distinguishes between 'The Law' (the principles of conscious creation through imagination) and 'The Promise' (the predetermined mystical experiences of awakening as God), indicating they are two distinct but related aspects of his teaching.
Imagination
I have told what I have experienced concerning the Law, I have told what I have experienced concerning the Promise.
Neville refers to two distinct but related aspects of his teaching: 'The Law,' which pertains to the principles of conscious creation and manifestation in this world, and 'The Promise,' which refers to the predetermined mystical experiences of awakening to one's divine identity.
Order Your Conversations Aright
There is a Law, and there is a Promise. The Promise is going to come, regardless, but while you are waiting for the Promise, you could make life more comfortable with the use of the Law, because the Law must be operated. We are the operant power. It will not operate itself. But the Promise is coming. You can’t stop the Promise. The Promise is that you are going to be God! That’s the Promise. You are going to wake up one day and know that you are God, and all the symbolism that confirms it will stand before you, and then you’ll know Who-You-Are. His Son will call you, “Father”; and you will know that you are God when His Only Son calls you, “Father,” you will know that he is your son, and he’ll know that you are his Father. So, that Promise is coming. But while you wait for the Promise, take the Law and use it. I quoted very much this night on the Law, which is – the inner conversations.
Neville distinguishes between 'The Law' and 'The Promise'. The Law is the principle of conscious creation (e.g., inner conversations, assumption) that man must actively operate to shape his experience. The Promise is the inevitable spiritual awakening to one's true identity as God, which will unfold regardless of individual effort in the Law, culminating in the experience of being called 'Father' by God's Son.
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The Perfect Image
Tonight some friends are here who haven't heard me speak in a number of years. When they were last with me I was speaking only of the law, as the promise had not fulfilled itself in me. So for their sake let me say: the promise is the law on a higher level, and the law is very simple. ... Learn to use the law, because there is a long interval between the law and the promise. Those who heard me prior to 1959 are unfamiliar with my experiences since that time, and my words may seem strange to you. I cannot deny the law, for I came not to destroy the law and the prophets, but to fulfill them. This I have done.
Neville distinguishes between 'the Law' and 'the Promise.' The Law is the principle of conscious creation through imagination and assumption, which is 'very simple' and can be learned and applied. The Promise, however, is 'the law on a higher level,' referring to the mystical experiences of divine awakening and resurrection that fulfill the Law and the prophets, transcending mere conscious manifestation.