“Walk as Jesus Walked”

1 John 2:5-6 — The Verification Test: Does Your Life Show the Flow?

The Verses

“But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:”

“Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.”

— 1 John 2:5-6 (BSB)

The Neuro-Gnostic Decoding

This is John’s empirical verification protocol: If you claim union with Christ (abiding in Him), the evidence must be visible in how you live.

“If anyone keeps His word” = Receives and executes the Source’s call (Flow State Conduction)

“The love of God has been truly perfected in him” = The flow (Sacred Order) is fully operational, bearing fruit

“By this we know that we are in Him” = This is how you verify the union (not by belief, but by evidence)

“Whoever claims to abide in Him” = Anyone who says “I’m in Christ, Christ is in me, the Sacred Order is functioning”

“Must walk as Jesus walked” = Must demonstrate the same flow (aligned action, fruit, works) that Jesus demonstrated

This is NOT: “Imitate Jesus’ external behaviors” (dress like him, talk like him, literally walk around Galilee)

This IS: “The same Sacred Order that functioned in Jesus (Source → Listener → Daemon → works) must be functioning in you, producing the same kind of fruit”

The test: Do you “walk as Jesus walked”? (Is the flow arising? Are the works manifesting? Is the fruit present?)

Breaking Down the Verses

“If Anyone Keeps His Word”

“Keeps His word” (Greek: tēreō ton logon autou) = Guards, observes, executes the word/teaching/command

“His word” = NOT external rules or doctrines, BUT the Source’s call (the pre-cognitive knowing, the intuitive guidance from the heart)

Same as:

“Keeps”: Receives the call → Translates to command → Executes through Daemon → Fruit manifests.

NOT keeping His word:

  • The Voice ruminating (drowning out the Source’s call)
  • Forcing through effort (not receiving guidance)
  • Acting from fear/ego (not from flow)

Keeping His word:

  • The Listener anchored (receiving the Source’s call)
  • The Daemon executing (translating call → action)
  • Flow arising (aligned action, fruit manifesting)

“The Love of God Has Been Truly Perfected in Him”

“The love of God” (Greek: hē agapē tou theou) = The flow, the Sacred Order operational (not sentimental emotion)

“Has been truly perfected” (Greek: teteleiōtai) = Completed, brought to full maturity, fully functional

Translation: “The flow (Sacred Order) is fully operational in this person, bearing fruit consistently.”

What “perfected love” looks like:

  1. The Source’s call arises (pre-cognitive knowing from the heart)
  2. The Listener receives the call (witnessing, anchored, not hijacked)
  3. The Daemon executes the call (aligned action flows)
  4. Fruit manifests (flow, peace, creative power, works)
  5. The cycle repeats (continuous flow, not one-time event)

This is NOT: Emotional perfection (always feeling happy/peaceful)

This IS: Functional perfection (the Sacred Order operating consistently, producing fruit)

The evidence: The works, the fruit, the flow (observable, testable, verifiable) — Believe the Works

“By This We Know That We Are in Him”

“By this” (Greek: en toutō) = By this evidence, this indicator, this test

“We know” (Greek: ginōskomen) = We have experiential knowledge, Gnosis (not belief, but direct knowing)

“That we are in Him” = That the union is real (we are in Christ, Christ in us, the Sacred Order functioning)

The verification test: Is the love (flow) perfected (operational)? → Then we know we are in Him.

This is empirical:

  • NOT: “I believe I’m in Christ, therefore I am” (mental assent)
  • BUT: “The flow is arising, the fruit is manifesting, therefore I know the union is functioning” (evidence-based)

Compare to:

The pattern: John (and Paul, and Jesus) consistently teach empirical verification, not blind faith.

“Whoever Claims to Abide in Him”

“Claims” (Greek: legōn) = Says, professes, asserts (verbal claim)

“Abide in Him” (Greek: menein en autō) = Remain, dwell, stay anchored in union with Christ (The Source ↔ Listener connection)

Translation: “Anyone who says ‘I’m in union with Christ, the Sacred Order is functioning in me.’”

This is the claim: “Christ in me, I in Christ, the Father in Christ, all in union.”

But John is saying: The claim alone is insufficient. The claim must be verified by the evidence.

The evidence: “Must walk as Jesus walked” (the same flow, fruit, works).

“Must Walk as Jesus Walked”

“Must walk” (Greek: opheilei peripatein) = Ought to, is obligated to, has a moral/spiritual necessity to conduct oneself

“As Jesus walked” (Greek: kathōs ekeinos periepatēsen) = In the same manner, pattern, way that Jesus conducted his life

This is NOT:

  • Literal imitation (wear robes, preach in synagogues, perform miracles exactly like Jesus)
  • External conformity (WWJD bracelets, asking “What would Jesus do?” and forcing behavior)
  • Religious performance (acting holy, speaking religiously, following rules)

This IS:

  • The same Sacred Order functioning (Source → Listener → Daemon → fruit)
  • The same flow arising (aligned action, not forced effort)
  • The same fruit manifesting (works, healings, peace, creative power)
  • The same union operational (Father in me, I in Father, no separation)

How Jesus walked:

  1. Anchored in The Listener (not identified with ego/Voice)
  2. Receiving from The Source (pre-cognitive knowing, “I do only what I see the Father doing”)
  3. Trusting the flow (no anxiety, no forcing, perfect peace)
  4. Executing aligned action (healings, teaching, miracles arising from flow)
  5. Bearing fruit (works manifest as evidence of union)

If you “walk as Jesus walked”:

  1. You are anchored in The Listener (not hijacked by the Voice)
  2. You receive from The Source (intuitive knowing guides you)
  3. You trust the flow (peace, not anxiety; alignment, not forcing)
  4. You execute aligned action (your Daemon translates Source’s call → manifestation)
  5. You bear fruit (flow, works, peace, creative power, aligned outcomes)

The test: Is this happening? → You are “walking as Jesus walked” (the Sacred Order is functioning).

Is this NOT happening? → You are severed (identified with the Voice, not walking as Jesus walked).

The Sacred Order: How Jesus Walked

Jesus’ Walk (The Prototype)

The Source (Father):

  • Jesus received the call (pre-cognitive knowing, intuitive guidance)
  • “I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me” (John 8:28)
  • “The Son can do nothing by Himself; He can only do what He sees the Father doing” (John 5:19)

The Listener (Jesus’ true nature, Christ Consciousness):

  • Jesus was anchored in The Listener (not the Voice/ego)
  • “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30)
  • Witness presence stable, no hijacking by anxiety/fear

The Daemon (Jesus’ executive function):

  • Jesus’ Daemon executed the Source’s call perfectly
  • No rumination, no forcing, pure flow
  • “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me” (John 4:34)

The Works (Fruit/Evidence):

  • Healings (restoring function, casting out parasitic patterns)
  • Teaching (revealing the Sacred Order, Gnosis)
  • Miracles (manifestations arising from flow, not forced)
  • Peace (even in storms, crisis, persecution)

This is “how Jesus walked”: Source → Listener → Daemon → Works (the Sacred Order functioning perfectly).

Your Walk (The Activation)

If you “abide in Him” (the union is functioning), you MUST walk the same way:

The Source (Father):

  • The call arises in your heart (pre-cognitive knowing, intuitive pull)
  • You receive it (not drown it out with the Voice’s rumination)

The Listener (Your true nature, Christ in you):

  • You are anchored in The Listener (not identified with the Voice)
  • You recognize: “I am not my thoughts. I am the awareness listening.”

The Daemon (Your executive function):

  • Your Daemon executes the Source’s call (not the Voice’s fear-based demands)
  • Flow arises, no forcing, alignment

The Works (Fruit/Evidence):

  • Flow in your actions (creativity, decision-making, relationships)
  • Peace in challenges (heart-brain coherence, not hijacked by anxiety)
  • Aligned manifestation (synchronicities, doors opening, resources appearing)
  • Fruit consistent with the Sacred Order functioning

This is “walking as Jesus walked” (in your context, your life, your time) — the same Sacred Order, producing the same kind of fruit.

The Verification Protocol: Are You Walking as Jesus Walked?

Test 1: Is The Listener Anchored? (Or Is the Voice Hijacking?)

Jesus walked: Anchored in The Listener, witnessing awareness stable, no ego-identification

Your test:

  • Are you witnessing your thoughts? (Or identified with them?)
  • Is there space between you and the Voice? (Or are you the rumination?)
  • Can you observe anxiety without being it? (Or does it consume you?)

If YES (Listener anchored) → You are walking as Jesus walked (in this aspect)

If NO (Voice hijacking) → You are severed (reconnect: Witness Meditation, V-Aum)

Test 2: Is The Source’s Call Arising? (Or Is the Voice Drowning It Out?)

Jesus walked: Receiving the Father’s guidance continuously (“I do only what I see the Father doing”)

Your test:

  • Is intuitive knowing present? (Or only rumination?)
  • Does guidance arise from the heart? (Or only fear-based analysis from the head?)
  • Do you receive pre-cognitive knowing? (Or only reactive thoughts?)

If YES (Source’s call arising) → You are walking as Jesus walked (in this aspect)

If NO (Voice drowning the call) → You are severed (reconnect: Heart Listening, Stillpoint practice)

Test 3: Is Flow Arising? (Or Is All Effort Forced?)

Jesus walked: Perfect flow, no forcing, no anxiety (“My yoke is easy, My burden is light” - Matthew 11:30)

Your test:

  • Does action flow naturally? (Or is everything grinding effort?)
  • Is creativity arising? (Or are you blocked, paralyzed?)
  • Is there ease in challenges? (Or constant struggle?)

If YES (flow arising) → You are walking as Jesus walked (in this aspect)

If NO (all forced) → You are severed (reconnect: Command Training, trust the Daemon)

Test 4: Is Fruit Manifesting? (Or No Works Arising?)

Jesus walked: Consistent fruit (healings, teaching, miracles, peace)

Your test:

  • Are aligned outcomes manifesting? (Or constant blocks, frustration?)
  • Is peace present in crisis? (Or anxiety hijacking?)
  • Are synchronicities arising? (Or only “random” chaos?)
  • Is your life producing good fruit? (Or withering, exhaustion?)

If YES (fruit manifesting) → You are walking as Jesus walked (in this aspect)

If NO (no fruit) → You are severed (reconnect: Review all practices, observe what’s blocking the flow)

Test 5: Is the Union Felt? (Or Separation Experienced?)

Jesus walked: Constant felt union (“I and the Father are one”)

Your test:

  • Do you experience union? (Non-separation, Source ↔ Listener as one)
  • Or separation? (God “out there,” you “down here”)
  • Is the Stillpoint accessible? (Silence, pure being, I AM)
  • Or only mental noise? (Constant rumination, no silence)

If YES (union felt) → You are walking as Jesus walked (in this aspect)

If NO (separation felt) → You are severed (reconnect: Stillpoint practice, recognize non-dual nature)

The Walk vs. The Claim

The Claim Without the Walk (Institutional Christianity)

The claim: “I believe in Jesus. I’m saved. I’m a Christian.”

The walk: None of the above tests pass (Voice hijacking, no flow, no fruit, separation felt)

This is hypocrisy (Greek: hypokrisis = acting, pretending):

  • Claiming union without evidence
  • Professing faith without fruit
  • Asserting “Christ in me” while the Voice tyrannizes

Jesus’ warning (Matthew 7:21-23):

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.’”

Translation: The claim (“Lord, Lord”) without the walk (doing the Father’s will = Flow State Conduction) is worthless.

The evidence is the walk (the fruit, the flow, the works), not the claim (the words, the belief, the profession).

The Walk Without the Claim (Non-Christian Mystics)

The walk: The Listener anchored, Source’s call received, flow arising, fruit manifesting, union felt

The claim: “I’m Buddhist” / “I’m Hindu” / “I’m a secular meditator” / “I don’t identify as Christian”

John’s statement still applies: If you “walk as Jesus walked” (the Sacred Order functioning), you are abiding in Him (regardless of the label you use).

Why?:

  • Christ = The Listener, Divine Spark, Salience Network anchored (not a tribal identity)
  • Father = The Source, I AM, ground of being (not a theological concept)
  • Sacred Order = Universal structure (Source → Listener → Daemon → fruit), not Christian monopoly

A Buddhist monk “walking as Buddha walked” (same Sacred Order, different language) = Walking as Jesus walked (same flow, same union)

A Sufi mystic “walking as Muhammad walked” (same Sacred Order) = Walking as Jesus walked (same fruit)

The essence transcends the labels. The walk (flow, fruit, union) is the test, not the claim (doctrinal allegiance).

Cross-Tradition Parallels

Buddhism (Right Action from Right View)

Noble Eightfold Path: Right View → Right Intention → Right Speech/Action/Livelihood

Translation: When view is correct (Listener anchored, not ego) → Action flows rightly (aligned, not forced)

1 John 2:5-6 is this: If you abide in Him (Right View, Listener anchored) → You walk as Jesus walked (Right Action, flow arising)

Hinduism (Dharma — Living in Alignment)

Bhagavad Gita 3:19:

“Therefore, without attachment, perform always the work that has to be done, for by working without attachment, one attains the Supreme.”

Translation: Action arising from non-attachment (Listener, not ego) = Walking in alignment (dharma)

1 John 2:5-6 is this: If you abide in Him (non-attached Listener) → Your walk (action) reflects the union

Taoism (Wu Wei — Effortless Action)

Tao Te Ching 37:

“The Tao does nothing, yet nothing is left undone.”

Translation: Action arises from alignment with the Tao (flow, not forcing) — this is “walking as the Tao walks”

1 John 2:5-6 is this: If you abide in Him (the Tao/Source) → You walk in wu wei (flow, as Jesus walked)

Sufism (Fana — Annihilation of the Ego)

Al-Ghazali:

“He who knows himself knows his Lord.”

Translation: Self-knowledge (recognizing you are The Listener, not the ego) → Knowing God (union with Source) → Walking in that union

1 John 2:5-6 is this: If you abide in Him (fana, ego-death, Listener anchored) → You walk as the Prophet walked (same flow)

Common Experiences

“How can I ‘walk as Jesus walked’ when I don’t perform miracles?”

Response: “Walking as Jesus walked” is about the flow, not the specific manifestations.

Jesus’ miracles were the fruit of the Sacred Order functioning in his context (1st-century Palestine, healer/teacher role).

Your “miracles” are the fruit of the Sacred Order functioning in your context (21st-century life, your unique calling).

Examples of “miracles” in your walk:

  • Creative breakthrough (idea arising from nowhere, solving a problem)
  • Synchronicity (meeting the right person at the right time)
  • Peace in crisis (heart-brain coherence when the Voice would normally hijack)
  • Flow in action (work arising effortlessly, time disappearing)
  • Aligned manifestation (resources, opportunities appearing)

The test is NOT: “Am I healing lepers?” (specific external form)

The test IS: “Is the flow arising? Is fruit manifesting?” (the Sacred Order operational)

“I feel like I’m ‘walking as Jesus walked’ sometimes, but not always. Does that mean I’m not ‘in Him’?”

Response: The union is constant, but your anchoring in it fluctuates.

The Sacred Order (Christ in you) is always present (just as the Tao is always present, Buddha-nature is always present).

But you sever (identify with the Voice) and reconnect (return to The Listener) many times per day.

When you’re anchored (Listener stable, receiving Source’s call) → You walk as Jesus walked (flow, fruit)

When you’re severed (Voice hijacking, rumination dominating) → You do NOT walk as Jesus walked (forcing, no fruit)

The practice:

  • When walking as Jesus walked (flow arising) → Acknowledge, gratitude
  • When NOT walking (Voice hijacking) → Recognize, reconnect (V-Aum, Heart Listening)

The more you practice reconnecting, the more stable the anchoring becomes (and the more consistently you “walk as Jesus walked”).

“Doesn’t this make ‘walking as Jesus walked’ about works-based salvation?”

Response: NO. The works are the EVIDENCE, not the CAUSE.

Works-based salvation (traditional misunderstanding): You earn salvation by doing good works (external religious performance).

John’s teaching (Neuro-Gnostic): The union (abiding in Him) produces the works (fruit arises because the Sacred Order is functioning).

The sequence:

  1. Abide in Him (Source ↔ Listener union, Sacred Order present)
  2. Flow arises (because you’re anchored, the call flows through you)
  3. Works manifest (fruit, evidence, “walking as Jesus walked”)

The works don’t CAUSE the union. The union PRODUCES the works.

Analogy (from The Vine and the Branches):

  • The branch doesn’t produce fruit to earn connection to the vine
  • The branch produces fruit because it’s connected to the vine (sap flows → fruit arises)

Same here: You don’t “walk as Jesus walked” to earn union. You walk that way because the union is functioning.

The Practice: Walking as Jesus Walked

Morning: Set the Intention (5-10 minutes)

  1. Anchor in The Listener: “I am not the Voice. I am the awareness, the Divine Spark.”
  2. Acknowledge the union: “Christ in me. I in Christ. The Sacred Order is present.”
  3. Set the intention: “Today, I walk as Jesus walked—receiving from The Source, trusting the flow, bearing fruit.”
  4. Invoke: “Father, guide me. Christ, anchor me. Spirit, flow through me.”

Throughout the Day: Check the Walk

Set reminders (3-5 times per day) to check:

  1. Is The Listener anchored? (Or Voice hijacking?)
  2. Is the Source’s call arising? (Or rumination drowning it?)
  3. Is flow present? (Or all effort forced?)
  4. Is fruit manifesting? (Or no works?)
  5. Is union felt? (Or separation?)

When walking as Jesus walked (flow, fruit, union):

  • Acknowledge: “The Sacred Order is functioning. I walk as Jesus walked.”
  • Gratitude: “Thank you, Father. Thank you, Christ in me.”

When NOT walking (Voice hijacking, forcing, no fruit):

  • Recognize: “I’ve severed. I’m identified with the Voice.”
  • Reconnect: 3 breaths, anchor in heart, silence the Voice (V-Aum, Heart Listening)
  • Resume: “I return to The Listener. The flow is here. I walk again.”

Evening: Evaluate the Walk (5-10 minutes)

  1. Reflect: Where did I “walk as Jesus walked” today? (Flow? Fruit? Union felt?)
  2. Acknowledge: “The Sacred Order functioned here. The love was perfected. I knew I was in Him.”
  3. Reflect: Where did I NOT walk as Jesus walked? (Voice hijacked? Forcing? No fruit?)
  4. Diagnose: “I severed here. I forgot who I am.”
  5. Learn: “Next time this arises, I will reconnect faster.”
  6. Gratitude: “Thank you for the walk. Thank you for the union. Thank you for the evidence.”

The Invocation: Walking as Jesus Walked

Speak this to anchor in the walk:

“I claim to abide in You. Christ in me. I in Christ. The Sacred Order is present.

But the claim alone is not enough. The evidence must be visible.

If I abide in You, I must walk as Jesus walked:

Anchored in The Listener—not hijacked by the Voice.

Receiving from The Source—the call arises from my heart.

Trusting the flow—no forcing, no grinding, no anxiety.

Executing aligned action—my Daemon translates call into manifestation.

Bearing fruit—flow, peace, creative power, works.

This is the verification: By this I know I am in You.

Not by the claim. By the walk.

Not by words. By fruit.

I keep Your word. The love is perfected in me. I walk as Jesus walked.

This is the evidence. This is the union. This is the life.”

Key Takeaways

  1. “If anyone keeps His word” = Receives and executes the Source’s call (Flow State Conduction functioning)
  2. “The love of God has been truly perfected” = The Sacred Order fully operational, bearing fruit consistently
  3. “By this we know that we are in Him” = Empirical verification: The evidence (flow, fruit) proves the union
  4. “Whoever claims to abide in Him” = Anyone who says “Christ in me, I in Christ, Sacred Order functioning”
  5. “Must walk as Jesus walked” = Must demonstrate the same flow (Source → Listener → Daemon → fruit) that Jesus demonstrated
  6. The test: Are you walking as Jesus walked? (Listener anchored? Call received? Flow arising? Fruit manifesting? Union felt?)
  7. Not works-based salvation: The union produces the walk (fruit arises because you’re anchored), not the other way around

Further Reading

Framework

Practices

“Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.”

Not the claim. The walk.

Not the words. The fruit.

Listener anchored. Call received. Flow arising. Fruit manifesting.

This is the verification. This is the union. This is the life.