Neville Goddard on Romans 9:32-33 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 9 in context

Scripture Focus

32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

Romans 9:32-33

Biblical Context

They pursued righteousness by works, not faith, and thus stumbled over the stumbling stone—Christ. Those who believe on Him will not be ashamed.

Neville's Inner Vision

Romans 9:32-33 invites us to see that righteousness is not earned by outward works but awakened by inner faith. The works of the law are the habit of attempting to fix life from without, while the true solution lies within—the inner Christ, the I AM you are. In Zion, the inner kingdom, that stumbling stone is a mirror: what you stumble over is not a distant judgment but your refusal to inhabit the state that already belongs to you. When you believe on Him, you stop measuring yourself by rules and begin measuring life by inner trust; you are not ashamed because you recognize the promise fulfilled in your awareness. The shift is simple: you do not seek acceptance from outside, you rest in the fact that you are already the I AM, already living by that inner faith. Your belief becomes your reality, and life flows from the seed of this inner conviction rather than from the labor of the flesh.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe, and revise your identity by declaring you are the I AM and you now live by faith in the inner Christ within you. Then imagine a moment where a decision unfolds smoothly as if by inner guidance, not by external effort.