Inner Law in Acts 22:24-25
Acts 22:24-25 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Acts 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The chief captain orders Paul to be examined by scourging to learn why the crowd accuses him; Paul questions the lawfulness of scourging a Roman who is uncondemned, challenging the procedure.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of this moment not as a policy of empire, but as a drama inside your own consciousness. The chief captain and the ruling crowd are outer symbols of a belief you have consented to: that you are judged by appearances and threatened by force. Paul’s question—Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?—is a bold inner move: he identifies himself with the I AM that cannot be condemned by outward statutes. When you dwell in that awareness, the external threat loses its power, for you no longer identify with the body's fate or the crowd’s verdict. The 'Roman' and the 'centurion' are aspects of your mind—the self that thinks in terms of rules and consequences. The binding thongs are the old habits of fear that bind you to a story outside your true nature. By affirming your true legal status as the uncondemned I AM, you revise the scene from submission to sovereign peace; your inner judge declares the law, and the outer scene aligns with it.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare, I am the uncondemned I AM. Visualize the threat dissolving as you stand sovereign, the centurion stepping aside.
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