Neville Goddard on Romans 14:2-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 14 in context

Scripture Focus

2For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

3Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

4Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

Romans 14:2-4

Biblical Context

Romans 14:2-4 teaches that one believer may eat all things while another keeps to herbs; do not despise or judge, for God has received both and each servant stands before his own master.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the realm of consciousness, you are the believer and the appetite is a movement of your inner state. The strong eat all things and the weak eat herbs, not as dietary facts but as symbols of your inner acceptances and rejections. Do not judge another’s state, for God has received him; this means your awareness honors every movement of your own soul. Who art thou to judge another man’s servant? your inner I AM is the master, and God is able to sustain every posture you entertain. The moment you imagine yourself as the one who evaluates, you contract your energy; when you recognize that all Is is God already, you release the urge to measure others and feel held in divine care. The apparent differences in diet become differences in what you allow into your inner life—your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs—and all are accepted in the divine presence you are.

Practice This Now

Assume that you are already the I AM that receives every 'servant' you meet; see yourself embracing all inner states without judgment and feel the sense of stability and trust rise within you.