Neville Goddard on Romans 1:13-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 1 in context

Scripture Focus

13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

Romans 1:13-14

Biblical Context

Paul expresses his wish to visit Rome to bear fruit among them. He declares he is debtor to both Greeks and barbarians, the wise and the unwise.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's innermost language, Romans 1:13–14 reveals the inner economy of the I AM. Paul speaks of a desire to come and bear fruit among the Romans; that outward plan mirrors an inner movement: the awakening of every state of consciousness to its own divine appetite. I am debtor to Greeks and barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise — a statement not of obligation to people, but of obligation to possibilities. When you recognize the I AM as your only reality, you no longer campaign to change others; you fulfill your obligation by taking full responsibility for the life you imagine. The fruit you seek appears as you dwell with the feeling that all minds and all situations are your own creation. The wise and the unwise become your inner attitudes, guiding your discernment as you align with a single idea: faith that imagination completes its work through you. Your evangelistic duty is simply to honor every aspect of your mind by living from the realized state of love and trust.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume the state of your life complete—bearing fruit in every department of consciousness. Repeat aloud: I am the I AM, debtor to all, and feel the inner world aligning in answer to that sense of completion.