Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-09
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE EXPLAINED.


 tifed, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned"
 Jesus Christ made the above state ment. Upon this same subject we hear again from Solomon. the wise-"as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.''
 The word. whether spoken or unspoken, is the creator. Without the word was not anything made that was made" The unspoken word or idea in the mind cre- ates slowly The spoken word or idea 'eS- pressed" creates quickly. If vehemently thought" and vehemently Expressed" 1t performs what seems a miracle, yet it is not at all miraculous when under stood. There are no miracles to the en- frightened understanding, for all things can be accounted for by the search light of irresistible truth A great rediscov- cry has been made in this day and gem eration, viz: That man $, or may be, the ruler of all his conditions, or he may be slave to them as he will l say re discovery" because there is really moth ing new under the sun" Truth has al- ways existed even from the beginning less past to the endless future To know truth is to know God: To know God is to know truth, for God and His truth are one. To know mans supreme selfhood is to know God: to know God is to know mans supreme selfhood. This is truth "Ye shall know the truth and it shall make you free" Some of the statements of Jesus are: "The kingdom of heaven is within you"
 q in God. and ye in Me. and in you" Greater works than these shall ye do because go to My Father" How was Jesus to go to the Father since He taught | that the Father was in Him?
 Man is consciousness. Jesus was that | high consciousness called the Christ, | which plainly discerns the Father, or h. l most: hence He discovered the Father within His consecrated understanding | or consciousness, To go to the Father is supreme realization of this. Jesus, real l izing this for Himself and for all man. | kind makes it possible for all who shall receive Him as the way. the truth the | life. to fulfill His saying. When l am there, may ye be also"
 'If ye abide in Me-" viz, this high l consciousness, or the Christ, and My Eye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be given yea.' It is possible for every expression of the one only and true God 1 to have perfect dominion over his or her own world, viz, their spiritual, mental and physical experiences upon this plan ct or in the eternal now" Of course this seems impossible to one who has considered himself the body only, for his ignorant servitude of the physical has made 1t seem his master, and a harG master. indeed. The physical isenses dominating man are a very whirlpool of confusion. It must be acknowledged that divine order, perverted assumes the aspect of chaos
 Man in his true dominion is heaven; man. who permits misrule in his Kingdom of mind subverts his heaven to hell. "As man thinketh in his heart so is he.'
 To think "in the heart" which being the seat of the affections, contains the motiVe-hence the poWer-is to be fixed in his idea, be it what it may. and "so is he'
 To know this law of mind is to give man dominion to put all things under his feet,o to give him intelligent volltion as to what shall be or shall not be in his world. Man is God in manifestation when he truly manifests his divine na- ture. When he manifeStS thus he is the son of God When he truly manifests his human nature he is the son of man. When he perverts his human nature he has need of Jesus Christ to cast the de- mon out of his consciousness and set him free to be, first, the perfect son of man, or the moral law, and eventually the perfect son of God, or the gospel. The Delphic oracle--"Know Thyself''- should hang above every door. Why has not the world grasped this practical understanding of truth? For the same reason that the Egyptians buried the doc Urine of the q Am" with their dead. The world has been looking for it's heaven beyond the grave.
 Is it supposed that Jesus was speak ing idle words when He said: "Fhe king dom of Heaven is within you?" or that He was theorizing when He enjoined. Be ye also perfect even as your Father in Heaven, or your iDnIost,' is per- feet,2"
 Be it granted that perfection still re- mains to be demonstrated, but let us remember the promise, "Where I am there ye may be also" What is your opinion of Jesus Christ? Is He the Re- vealer "The Way, the Truth, the Life?" "The same yesterday. today and for ever?" Tossed and buffetted all my life, and my conscience never lets me rest it is so eXacting. If I could only have peace,
 Dear heart, rest upon this assurance. The kingdom of Heaven is within you and 1t is near God is within you as life, health and peace. Can you not manifest life with life at your center? Can you not manifest harmony with harmony at your center? Can you not manifest holiness with holiness at your center?
 Then believe his sayings. Abide in his truth. ''If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be given you" How many look almost hopelessly into this glorious vista of supreme possibili- ties and say How can it be done?" "God has always seemed so far above me, have been."
 How may you realize this? You mus. learn to keep your house in order. Your mental housekeeping I mean; the realm of your ideas You are greater than your thoughts for you are the thinker Your thoughts are your household. We are told that "a mans foes are they of his household" Think no evil" Be pure enough in heart to see God in- stead of evil in all people. It is all in mind whether you find peace or not. The kingdom is within you. Look with in for peace; look without and find con- fusion. Learn like Jesus to go up into