The One Goodness Within

Neville's Inner Vision

Jesus challenges the man by asking why he calls him good and then declares that there is none good but God. The scene invites you to see that the notion of goodness is a state of consciousness, not a list of deeds. The commandments are presented as guardrails of a life ordered by a higher awareness, yet the man claims he has kept them from youth, implying his self is built on virtue framed by fear or reputation. In Neville’s psychology, the true Good is the I AM within you, the divine awareness that animates every action. When you identify with that inner God, you no longer measure yourself by external rules but by being that which the rules point to. The outer law becomes the echo of an inner reality, and obedience flows as a natural expression of your inner alignment. So the question shifts from do I keep the law to who am I in the presence of God within. The moment you reside in the I AM, goodness is not earned but realized, and your world reorganizes to reflect that truth.