Neville Goddard on Romans 1:13-15 - 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.

15So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

Romans 1:13-15

Biblical Context

Paul expresses his intention to visit Rome to bear fruit among them and declares a debt to all peoples—Greeks, barbarians, the wise and the unwise—emphasizing his readiness to preach to them as well.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner temple of your mind, Romans 1:13-15 invites you to recognize that the 'I'—the I AM— is always prepared to express truth to every aspect of consciousness. The typical external mission collapses into a universal inner mission: you owe it to the 'Greeks' and 'Barbarians,' the wise and the unwise, those bright and dim corners of your own psychology, to awaken them to the gospel of awareness. The sense of being let hitherto is your old conditioning released; the fruit you seek is the awakening fruit within you—love, clarity, strength—produced by the spoken Word of your inner teacher. Say to yourself: I am debtor to all aspects of my mind; I am ready to preach the gospel of I AM to every state of consciousness. This readiness is not force but alignment: when you align with your inner teacher, your entire inner Rome becomes receptive and fruitful, and you discover that 'preaching' is simply expressing the truth you already are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place attention on the I AM within, and assume you are already teaching every aspect of your mind the gospel of awareness; feel the certainty of readiness and allow the inner fruit to begin manifesting as confidence, love, and clarity.