Neville Goddard on Romans 1:30-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 1 in context

Scripture Focus

30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

Romans 1:30-31

Biblical Context

Romans 1:30-31 lists inner states such as backbiting, hatred of God, pride, and unmerciful hardness, cast as outward deeds. It highlights how inner dispositions reveal themselves as life patterns.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage the catalog is not about others but your inner weather. Backbiters are the whispered voices that judge others; haters of God is resistance to the I AM within, a refusal to align with divine awareness. Despiteful, proud, boasters are the ego's self-justifying stories, the imagination running on separation. Inventors of evil things are the pictures you secretly imagine, the future built in fear instead of unity. Disobedient to parents points to ignoring inner guidance, refusing to obey the still, small voice that keeps you in harmony with your true nature. Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful—all are states of consciousness claiming independence from the I AM. But you can shift: choose to become the I AM, and let your imagination reform these states by assuming what you wish to be and feeling it real now.

Practice This Now

Choose one trait from the list you notice in yourself; close your eyes and revise it by declaring 'I AM compassionate, understanding, and faithful.' Then feel the new state as already present, letting it shape your next moment.