Neville Goddard on Romans 16:15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 16 in context

Scripture Focus

15Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.

Romans 16:15

Biblical Context

Romans 16:15 offers a warm greeting to named friends and the circle of saints with them, signaling a shared, intimate community. It invites you to recognize the whole fellowship as part of your inner life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Romans 16:15 is not a record about others far away; it is a map of your inner house. Salute Philologus, Julia, Nereus, Olympas and their circle—these are not mere people but faculties within your mind: memory, affection, imagination, leadership. When you greet them, you acknowledge they are present and alive in your consciousness, forming a single living circuit with the saints you sense around you. God is not out there; God is I AM, your awareness, and the saints with whom you share your life are the thoughts and feelings that attend to your daily life. To salute them is to invite harmony among inner dispositions, to heal any sense of division between past and present, and to affirm that unity is your natural state. By dwelling in this greeting, you shift your sense of community from external to internal, and you encounter the presence of God in the assembly of your own mind. Picture a circle of inner saints and see yourself as the central hub where all their energies converge.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine greeting each inner saint by name—Philologus, Julia, Nereus, Olympas—treating them as aspects of your consciousness. Feel the circle's unity within you and sense the presence of God dwelling there; hold that feeling until it becomes your lived reality.