Neville Goddard on Romans 4:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 4 in context

Scripture Focus

3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

4Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Romans 4:3-5

Biblical Context

Abraham’s faith, not his works, is counted as righteousness; those who rely on effort miss grace, while the believer who trusts the justifier is counted righteous.

Neville's Inner Vision

Romans 4:3-5 invites us to shift from doing to being. God is not distant; the I AM that believes is the source of righteousness. When you say, 'I believe,' you are not applying for grace; you are accepting the state in which grace already resides. Abraham’s faith did not earn righteousness from a ledger; it affirmed a right state of consciousness, and that state was counted as righteousness. The contrast is not between moral acts and idle belief, but between earning and allowing. To the one who works, reward is debt; to the one who does not work, but trusts the one who justifies the ungodly, faith is counted for righteousness. So you must learn to rely on the supposition that you are already just in the I AM. Your job is to feel it real: imagine the sense of your righteousness, rest in the certainty that the source of life justifies you now. Imagination creates reality; belief is the currency of the inner world. As you dwell in this state, your outer experiences align with that inner verdict.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the state of being justified now; feel the sense that the I AM has counted you righteous. Then revisit the verse in your mind and let the belief displace any sense of debt or lack.