Neville Goddard on Romans 16:17-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 16 in context

Scripture Focus

17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

19For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Romans 16:17-20

Biblical Context

Paul warns to mark those who cause divisions and to avoid them. He commends obedience and urges wise discernment about evil, while promising the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed from the I AM within, Romans 16:17–20 reveals not a command about others, but a map of inner states. 'Divisions' are the thoughts that split you from your true unity; 'those who cause' are the insinuations your mind entertains when it forgets its oneness. To 'mark' them is to bring these thoughts to light in the field of awareness, without judgment; to 'avoid' them is to withdraw your imaginative energy from their dramatic pull. Your obedience to the teaching becomes fidelity to the good you already are, and being 'wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil' means holding attention on harmony rather than fear. The 'God of peace' is the I AM that you are; as you dwell in that peace, the inner adversary—Satan—shrinks beneath your mental foot, a symbol of belief losing its power. The victory is spiritual and immediate: a disciplined consciousness that refuses to feed separation, allowing grace to work through you. In such alignment, you walk in victory and know the promised peace in every moment.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and state, with feeling, I am one with the God of peace. Then revise any rising thought of division by affirming there is only unity here until it feels true.