Wickedness is often described in the Bible as rebellion against God or moral corruption, but Neville Goddard shows us that it’s really about how we use our imagination. Below is a straightforward look at wickedness—first from the Bible’s standpoint, then through Neville’s lens—with every key point included.
1. What the Bible Says About Wickedness
1.1 Wickedness as Rebellion Against God
Living against God’s guidance leads to trouble:
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Psalm 1:1–6
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked…”
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Isaiah 3:11
“Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him…”
1.2 Wickedness as Inner Corruption
Wickedness starts in the heart—our beliefs and attitudes:
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Jeremiah 17:9
“The heart is deceitful above all things…”
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Proverbs 6:16–19
“There are six things that the Lord hates… haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood…”
1.3 The Fate of the Wicked
Wrong choices lead to self‑destruction:
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Psalm 11:6
“Upon the wicked he will rain coals of fire; fire and brimstone… shall be the portion of their cup.”
2. Neville Goddard’s Fresh Take on Wickedness
Neville teaches that imagination is God’s gift—and when misused, it creates suffering (wickedness).
2.1 Wickedness = Negative Imagination
“Imagination is God in action. If you use it for good, you create a wonderful life. If you use it for evil, you create a life of suffering.”
—Neville Goddard, The Power of Imagination
Wickedness happens when we imagine fear, lack, or failure and bring those experiences into being. Wickedness is not an inherent trait in the person, but rather the misuse of imagination. It arises when we imagine false, negative, or harmful things instead of aligning with our creative power.
2.2 Wickedness = Assuming Negative States
Whatever we assume to be true, we live out.
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Believing we’ll fail or are unworthy guarantees those outcomes.
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This is the Law of Assumption: negative assumptions = negative results.
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Wickedness, then, is not about being inherently bad; it is about imagining the worst or being misaligned with our divine creative potential.
2.3 Wickedness = Rejecting Your Creative Power
“You are the creator of your world. The moment you accept that, you will stop living a life of wickedness.”
—Neville Goddard
Refusing to believe in your own imaginative power is itself an act of wickedness. When we deny the creative power within, we start imagining failure, struggle, and lack, rather than success and abundance.
2.4 Wickedness = Forcing Outcomes
When we feel powerless, we try to make things happen by force:
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Proverbs 28:22
“A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth…”
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Matthew 17:20
“If you have faith… you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.”
Forcing results shows lack of trust in imagination; faith and ease replace force. Instead of pushing for things to happen, we must align with our imagination and trust that the desired outcome will come to fruition.
2.5 Realigning with Creative Power
Wickedness ends when we assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled, trusting that our imagination naturally brings our desires to life. This is the antidote to wickedness: using our imagination to assume the good and positive outcomes we want, rather than focusing on the negative.
3. The Heart (Subconscious) and Transformation
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Biblical “heart” = seat of motives and desires (Jer 17:9 warns of its deceit).
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Neville’s “heart” = subconscious mind, storing our core beliefs and assumptions.
To overcome wickedness, we must rewrite the subconscious by:
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Identifying limiting beliefs (fear, lack, doubt).
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Replacing them with positive, creative assumptions.
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Feeling the desired outcome as already real—living in the end.
Key Takeaway
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Biblical view: Wickedness is rebellion, moral decay, and self‑destruction.
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Neville’s view: Wickedness is the negative use of imagination—fearful assumptions, rejection of creative power, and forcing results. It’s not about an inherent wickedness in a person but rather the misalignment between imagination and higher, positive creative truths.
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Solution: Shift your inner state. Embrace the Law of Assumption, trust your imagination, and you’ll naturally leave wickedness behind and create the life you truly desire.