Neville Goddard on Romans 7:4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 7 in context

Scripture Focus

4Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

Romans 7:4

Biblical Context

The verse declares that believers are dead to the old law through Christ's body and are united to the risen life, so they may bear fruit unto God. In Neville's terms, this signals a shift in consciousness from rule-bound identity to joint life with the risen Christ within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the law not as a set of external rules, but as a state of consciousness you identified with. When Romans 7:4 says you are dead to the law by the body of Christ, it is inviting a shift of identity from the old code to the risen Christ within. Christ, raised from the dead, is not a distant event but the inner power in you—your I AM made manifest. By dwelling in that inner union, you no longer seek approval or punishment from the law; you are married to another, the life that requires no external obedience to be real. Fruit unto God arises as a natural result of that spiritual marriage; your thoughts, feelings, and actions align with a higher reality. The discipline, then, is psychological: you persist in the assumption that this union is already true, and feel the reality of it until it sleeps into your outer world. So the path is not struggle but recognition: identify with the risen Christ within, and watch your life bear fruit as the inner becomes the outer.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe, and assume the risen Christ within is your true partner. Repeat, 'I am one with the risen Life within me; the old law is dead to me; I bear fruit now,' until it feels real.