Neville Goddard on Acts 21:20-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 21 in context

Scripture Focus

20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

21And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

Acts 21:20-21

Biblical Context

The passage reveals that many believing Jews are zealous for the law, and they accuse Paul of teaching Jews among the Gentiles to forsake Moses and circumcision.

Neville's Inner Vision

Remember, in this scripture as I teach it, every outward scene is an inner state of consciousness. The thousands who believe represent the many facets of your awareness that prize order, ritual, and obedience to a rule. The zeal for the law is not a condemnation of purity but a picture of a mind clinging to form for safety. When they accuse Paul of teaching Jews to forsake Moses, you are hearing the inner drama of disidentification—the push to discard familiar structures before the inner trust is fully formed. Paul stands for the truth that the inner covenant is written on the heart and the outer acts are but expressions of that living law. The command is not to reject law but to fulfill it through love—to let obedience spring from faith in the I AM, not from fear of change. Thus, the apparent conflict dissolves into harmony: you can honor the ancient forms while living from the inner freedom of consciousness that never leaves the Law.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner state: I am loyal to the living Law within; feel the I AM guiding every choice and revise any sense of separation by recognizing that form and freedom are one.