Righteousness Surpasses Condemnation

Neville's Inner Vision

In this verse, the two ministries are not external institutions but states of mind. The ministration of condemnation belongs to a consciousness that measures life by appearances, by lack, and by separation. Yet the true glory belongs to the ministration of righteousness, a state of awareness in which you know yourself as the righteousness of God in Christ. When you dwell in that recognition, you shift from the old story of judgment to a new reality of grace. The first ministry is external and argumentative; the second is inward and luminous, drawing all experiences into harmony with your inner state. Your imagination is the instrument by which this shift is made; as you assume the feeling of being righteous—already justified, loved, complete—the outer world aligns with that inner glory. The “exceeding” glory is a present condition of consciousness, not a distant goal, persistently available regardless of appearances. You are not striving for righteousness; you are awakening to the awareness that you already are righteousness within the I AM.