Neville Goddard on Romans 2:22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 2 in context

Scripture Focus

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

Romans 2:22

Biblical Context

Romans 2:22 challenges the speaker who says do not commit adultery yet does so, and who condemns idols while practicing sacrilege. It reveals that true holiness rests in inner alignment, not in outward rules.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, this verse shows the one who judges is the same consciousness that experiences the judged. The deeds of adultery and sacrilege are not merely outer acts but inner dispositions; condemnations arise from within your own awareness. When you separate the standard you hold from your inner life, you worship a self-made idol and commit a kind of sacrilege against the I AM. The remedy is to elevate the inner state: imagine the standard you profess as your living reality and feel yourself aligned with it. In the I AM you are one with all, and judgments melt into compassion. As you shift your consciousness to that unity, thoughts, feelings, and actions harmonize, and the outward life reflects the inner holiness you already possess.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume the awareness that you are the I AM. Feel the inner standard of holiness as your living reality; repeat, I am the I AM, my inner state aligns with purity, until it feels true.