Righteousness Turned, Inner Death
Ezekiel 33:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezekiel 33 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
This verse teaches that a person who has lived in a righteous state dies spiritually when they turn away from that state and commit sin. The death described is the consequence of a changed inner state, not a punishment from God.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the inner classroom of Ezekiel, the righteous are states of consciousness, not trophies worn by the ego. When you turn from the consciousness you have identified as righteousness and give yourself to the act of iniquity, you do not merely commit a mistaken deed; you revise the very law of your being. The 'die' spoken of is the death of that specific state of awareness—the moment when you identify with sin rather than with the I AM that you truly are. God is not out there judging a distant man; God is the awareness you inhabit. Your world follows your assumptions. If you insist you are righteous while entertaining a contrary act, you collapse the reign of that righteousness, and the old state dissolves. The remedy is simple: return to the feeling that you are the I AM who never turns away from its own righteousness. Do not punish yourself; revise your state. By reimagining yourself as the unwavering consciousness, the new order of your life arises from within as your own inner assurance.
Practice This Now
Practice: After any perceived misstep, close your eyes and affirm: I am the I AM, and I do not abandon my righteousness. In imagination, replay the moment as you chose righteousness again, feeling it real now.
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