The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-22

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God came to present themselves be-
fore God, and Satan came also. When
asked where he came from Satan re-
piled, from going TO and fro in the
earth, and from walking UP and down
IN II" Surely that lis not so much
a locality as a 1uctuating wave OF
error. Nevertheless, ii is tt be noted
that Satan presumed upon the notion
q Jobs goodness was a form OF
seldshness,-that it was a personal de-
sire expressed merely for the hope of a
reward in heayen.-and that If that
nope Of a reward were to be with
drawn, Job would curse God to His
q Satan declared, In other words,
that Jobs goodness was a mixture of
good and evil. Permission was Their
given to make q trial Of his charge,
to prove wherever he was good merely
for the sake of a reward.
The first trial or temptation was
the destruction of Jobs property, but
that had no disturbing effect on his
goodness. Next his children were de-
stroyed, but that did not change his
divine purpose to be good. Finally the
trial was made more personal. Job
was afflicted with g~rieYous diseases
which tormented him so sorely that
his wife broke down under the stress
OF 1t. JOB, however, stood fast; he
was good just the same.
The trial had been made; the proof
was conclusive that Jobs goodness
was not for the sake of a reward. 1t
was proved to be a divine attribute
from God that is reflected through all
alike. BY these successive trials and
experiences Job was compelled to rise
step by step, to the recognition of his
goodness in its purity as a divine at
tribute. At first he CROPPED about
darkly in the mazes of a mere belief;
until compelled to rise above all oppo-
sition he ross from belief to under
standing. This spiritual understand
ing inspired him to declare, "Yet in
my flesh shall l see God" This is in
direct line with the words Of Jesus in
his Sermon on the Mount, BLESSED
are the pure in heart; for they shall
see God" 1t was that purity of good
ness that endowed Job with the spirit
ual vision not only to see God but to
avail himself of the power OF God to
save himself from suffering and de-
struction. In other words, it was that
spiritual understanding Of goodness in
It's divine purity that communicated
the healing power of God.
Job acquainted himself with God not
through his human intellect but
through the purity of his own good
ness, understood. Millions of people
have been inspired by right desires
without having the ability to heal dis
ease. But Mrs. Eddy explains in her
Textbook. Science and Health With
Key to Scriptures" (p. 800 that until
belief becomes faith, and faith becomes
spiritual understanding, human thought
has little relation to the actual or di-
vine" 1t is the understanding of good
in its purity that bestows the
power to heal and to ave.
Again, Mrs. Eddy declares, in line with
this, that "a pure affection takes form
In goodness, but Science alone reveals
the divine Principle of goodness and
demonstrates its rules" Qbid, D. l4T.)
Is this spiritual understanding that
constitutes the Science revealing the
divine Principle and demonstrating it's
in healing and reformation.
Christian Science presents this Sci
with such comprehensive simpli-
city that all may gain the same UNDER
standing that demonstrates Christian
healing.
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