Neville Goddard on Romans 14:14-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 14 in context

Scripture Focus

14I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

15But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

Romans 14:14-15

Biblical Context

Paul declares nothing is inherently unclean; the sense of uncleanness comes from inner judgment. If your freedom harms a brother, choose charity and refrain from pressing your preference.

Neville's Inner Vision

Nothing is inherently unclean; the scriptural verdict reveals the state of your own consciousness. The word 'unclean' is a label you place on a thing when you measure it by a personal boundary. I know as I am the I AM that there is nothing in itself to condemn. If a brother is grieved by what you eat, the fault is not in the meal but in your belief that your freedom must govern his inner state. So you revise your inner conviction: you live as if there were no separation between you and your brother, and you walk in charity because Christ died for all. To align with the Christ-consciousness is to let freedom serve union, not division. As your inner atmosphere shifts, your outward acts reflect a deeper harmony, and mercy becomes the fresh air in which all beings live. The 'unclean' is redefined by awareness; through this shift, the community is nourished by love rather than judgment.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: 'There is nothing unclean in itself' until it feels true in your bones. In your next meal or conversation, revise any impulse to insist, and walk in charity, imagining the other as already cared for by Christ.