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ing simple logic with this state
ment. what does it reveal to us ?
That the word is the audible ex-
preston of the thought which
accompanies and precedes it and
that thought is the activity of
Mind; and therefore. the state
ment, "In the beginning d.
God said, Z" In the beginning
the Word said, is correlative with
the statement, Mind said, Let us
make the earth and the fulness
thereof, and it was so. Let us
make man, both male and fe-
male, in our image and likeness,
and it was so.
When we have reached this
stage of thinking right about
God, we will know that all the
demands the Bible makes upon
men are mental. 1t demands
faith that is a mental process.
1t demands trust that is a men,
tai process. II demands obedi-
ence that is a mental process.
IL demands that we shall acquire
knowledge and that is a mental
process. II teaches us that the
wisdom of this world is foolish
ness with Cod" thus indicating
to us it is not mans wisdom to
which reference is made when
it teaches that wisdom is pre-
cious above the price of rubies
and demands that we shall ac-
quire it. Then, il demands
prayer and prayer is a mental
process. why" some one
might exclaim. IL have been
told that the Christian Scientists
do not believe in prayer" Such
misapprehension could be based
on nothing other than that the
Christian Scientists, aside from
the Lords Prayer with the spir-
itual Interpretation which Mrs.
Eddy has given us of that pray
err. are not given TO praying aud
IDLY. Why? Because the Bible
teaches, when thou prayest, en-
ter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to
thy Father which is in secret;
and thy Father which seeth in
secret shall reward thee openly"
The Bible aslo commands, Pray
without ceasing," and constant
prayer is nothing other than the
so thinking right about God that
His glory shall be manifested i'm
all things and all ways. The
Christian Science prayer is not
one of endeavor TO tell God what
He ought TO do. but il is the pray
or of thanksgiving unto Him be-
cause He has done all things and
we are awakening TO the realiza-
tion Of His ever-presence. The
Bible also demands of us that we
shall grow in grace" and
growth in grace is growth unto
an enlarged and sweeter, holier
and purer knowledge of God
which shall develop into the un-
derstanding of Him and His all
ness.
The contemplation of these
mental demands which the Bible
makes upon man brings us TO the
realization that none may do
wrong who think right, and
makes us discern that this whole
question of salvation resolves IT,
self into right thinking about
God, which brings the right real |
iZation of His creation and the
comprehension of man i'm His |
image and likeness. The Chris
.ian Scientists have been misun-
lerstood in their statements they |
make relative to mans never
and never doing wrong:
md that their meaning may be
made clear, let us consider real
nan. One may inquire: What
10 you mean by real man?' The
lnswer is, THE man that God
made in His image and like
less. " Then the inquiry may
ome, Does not Christian Sci
nee teach that God is infinite
iindY" The answer is Yes"
Well, then, what is the image
nd likeness of Mind?" The
Scientist will respond
o that by frankly saying he does
ot know; because. as the Bible
caches, Eye hath not seen, nor
ar heard, neither have entered
nto the heart of man, the things
'hich God hath prepared for
hem that love him." but il does
i've the all-compensating assur- 1
nee that we shall be satisfied, |
hen we awake, with His like I
ess.
The next question ON the sub
sct of Man might be. Don't {
on think the human man is the
IAN that God madeW The an
wer is, "No." Then the query,
Why?" Because the Bible $
,aches that God is of purer i
yes than to behold evil, and q
lnst not look on iniquity.' He c
i'll not permit His Holy One to /
se corruption. " The Bible 4
irther teaches that mortal man I
born in iniquity and conceiv- G
/ in sin, and Isaiah commands, /
Cease ye from man. whose c
reath is in his nostrils. No =