Neville Goddard on Romans 2:17-29 - 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?

24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Romans 2:17-29

Biblical Context

outward status and law-keeping do not guarantee righteousness. True identity is inward, a circumcision of the heart by the Spirit, not the letter.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your reading of this text invites you to see the 'Jew' as a state of consciousness you cultivate when you rest in the outward law, boasting of knowledge, while living counter to it in your own heart. The true Jew is inward, whose circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit, not the letter. If you teach others yet overlook your own inner transformation, you miss the life of God within. The name of God shines not in appearances but as the I AM you are, the living awareness that creates and sustains you. When you shift your assumption from external rules to inner unity, you release the power to keep righteousness not by force, but by life within. You are called to cast off the belief that you are defined by outward signs and to live from the heart's light and integrity. The moment you acknowledge your unity with the inner light, you become that Jew inwardly, and true circumcision is established in your very heart.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of your inner righteousness: I am inwardly circumcised by the Spirit; I live by the I AM. Sit, breathe, and let that state displace old judgments and shape your day.