Neville Goddard on Romans 2:17-23 - 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.

21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

Romans 2:17-23

Biblical Context

Romans 2:17-23 exposes people who rely on the law's form, claiming knowledge and leadership, while they themselves break the very law they preach. It urges that true standing before God comes from inner obedience, not outward displays of righteousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Understand that the Jew mentioned is a state of consciousness that rests in the letter of the law. The teacher of others is the surface self who claims to be a guide while the deeper self acts otherwise. God is not out there; God is the I AM that you are. When you praise the law in others, you secretly break it in your own life; the inner contrast reveals the truth: your inner light must be real, not merely claimed. The cure is inner alignment: imagine you are the law, feel yourself as the standard by which all thoughts and deeds are measured, revise any action as if you already live by it. In this way, you remove the hypocrisy and awaken to the unity of truth and life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, assume you are the living law you preach; say I am the I AM, the light by which I measure my every act. Then revise any thought or behavior that contradicts that light, feeling it real as you walk through your day.