Neville Goddard on Romans 2:17-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 2 in context

Scripture Focus

17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

Romans 2:17-20

Biblical Context

The passage exposes a person who rests in the external form of the law and boasts in God, imagining they are a guide to others, yet lacking true inward sight. It contrasts outward knowledge with the need for inner transformation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Whenever you say 'I know the will,' you have mistaken the outer law for the living I AM within. The Jew in you who rests in the letter is only an outward mask; the light you think you cast on others is the glow of an inner conviction that has not yet become actuality. In truth, you are not the instructor of the blind; you are the awareness that makes all seeing possible. When you cling to the form of knowledge, you keep the truth at arm's length; the law becomes a costume rather than a living power. The remedy is to revise your sense of self until you inhabit the feeling that I AM is the source of all light and guidance. Let the separation dissolve, and watch the world reflect your inner state. Imagination is the instrument by which you awaken; as you sustain a new inner state, the external appearance of life rearranges to show the truth of your inner I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM as your sole law and revise your sense of self away from the letter. Feel that awareness now and let it govern every thought for a few minutes.