Neville Goddard on Romans 4:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 4 in context

Scripture Focus

7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Romans 4:7-8

Biblical Context

Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered; the passage says the blessed person is not imputed with sin. In effect, forgiveness is a present-state condition, not a distant reward.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider these lines as a whisper from your own consciousness. Blessedness is not a future award but a present state: when you acknowledge that iniquities are forgiven and sins are covered, you release the old image of separation. God, the I AM that you are, does not mark your life with guilt; rather, He imprints grace upon your awareness. The phrase 'not imputing sin' is the assurance that your inner man is clean in the sight of awareness. Your debts of the past vanish when you recognize that the self you identify with is already forgiven. Sins are not acts in the ledger of your true being; they are misread thoughts that dissolve when attention is placed on your perfect, timeless I AM. The inner movement is a quiet turning toward grace; this turning changes your sense of reality. Therefore, dwell in the feeling that you are the blessed one to whom God imputes love and not sin. Imagination is the instrument; witness your psyche revise the self-image until forgiveness becomes your normal state.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling, right now, that you are forgiven and that sin is not imputable to you. When thoughts of fault arise, revise them by affirming, 'I am the I AM, and I am not imputed with sin.'