Neville Goddard on Galatians 2:15-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Galatians 2 in context

Scripture Focus

15We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

17But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

18For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

21I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Galatians 2:15-21

Biblical Context

Paul teaches that justification comes by faith, not by the works of the law. The true life is Christ living within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that Paul's claim—no flesh is justified by the works of the law—speaks to the inner drama of consciousness. The reader is not doomed to perform for God, but invited to realize you are already justified by the faith of the Christ within. The 'faith of Jesus Christ' is not a rule to keep but a living awareness that the I AM is your true center and loves you completely. When you declare 'I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me,' you are not denying your humanity; you are consenting to the one Life present as you. The crucifixion becomes the release of the old self-image; the life you now live in the flesh is lived by the inner Son who loves you. Do not frustrate the grace of God by clinging to external laws; rest instead in the certainty that righteousness flows from the inner covenant, not from observance. In this light, every moment becomes the inward entering into the rest where God and you are one, and your outward acts spring from that single, quiet faith.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already justified; sit quietly and feel the I AM as your living center. Softly repeat 'I live by the faith of the Son of God,' letting the inner Christ inhabit your senses.