The Delta independent., 1915-03-26

SIN, ana that, no matter what one may
think about evil. it must be accounted
for in some other way than as being
a part of the creation of God. Now,
note the significance of that state
ment. for il God did not create evil.
and it Is manifest that He could not
have created it. then it follows that
evil is not eternal For whatever God
created must be eternal like Himself.
and if God were not the createor of
levil. then evil would not be eternal.
and. hence. indestructible.
Christian Science presents a scien-
Itific method for the destruction of
levil- No matter in what form it may
present itself to the individual. wheth-
er as sickness. sin. unhappiness. sor-
row or distress. Christian Science
says, that since it is evil, it may be
destroyed and that the destroyer of
evil in every case is Truth. precisely
as Jesus has declared. Wherever
you find a Christian Scientist, there
fore. you will find a person who is
honestly striving to destroy evil out
of his or her experience by means
of the scientific method which Chris
tian Science presents. While it may
be true that no one. thus far. but
Jesus. has been able to make perfect
demonstration over evil. yet everyone
will concede that Christian Scientists
have, at last. made some progress.
and have succeeded. to some extent.
in destroying both sickness, and sin
for themselves and others.
The Bible further discloses that
God not only is Love, but is also ON
nipresent If that is so. then He is
means. He fills all space. and is in
one place in precisely the same de-
gree and to precisely the same extent
that He is in every other place Does
concept of limited God? And is it
not plain that so long as people be-
lieve in a limited God. who is limited
as TO His form. dwelling place. or
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Observation-Disclosures with respect
to life and the duration thereof.
health. strength, mental capacity, sue
cess. love, spirituality and every good
thing? Christian Science makes plain
that humanity can hope to be eman-
cipated from the curse of limitations
in any and all of these directions
when men and women shall have CIV
en- up their false beliefs about linn
tied God, and shall have learned the
truth concerning His nature and char
acter.
Upon one occasion they asked Jesus
to tell them when the Kingdom OF God
would come, and he made an answer
that has proved to be stumbling
block to many people from that day
to this. He said in substance, that
the Kingdom of God is not a place
that you can see with observation:
it is not place dhat you can say.
Lo here it is, or Lo, there 1t is. for
behold. he said. the Kingdom of God
is within you. If that statement is
true. then it follows absolutely that
the Kingdom of God, or the Kingdom
of Heaven, must be a state OF con-
seriousness. and not a locality. Then
is it not plain that the further people
go in the belief that the Kingdom of
God, or the Kingdom of Heaven. is
a locality. and that 1t is necessary
for people to die and go there in order
to become citizens of that kingdom,
in reality the further they are alien
ating themselves from it? And the
more sincerely they believe that sort
of thing, the more their sincerity will
stand as barrier to prevent their
progress towards that kingdom.
Christian Science. therefore pleads
for a rational and demonstrable un-
derstanding of God in place of theo-
rectcal and speculative beliefs about
Him.
Prayer
Another subject that enters into the
religious life of all people is that of
prayer Since prayer Is the medium
through which the connection is es-
tablished between the human and the
divine. 1t Is, therefore, OF great inn
portance for every person to find out
what constitutes true prayer. What
are its characteristics, what is its ma
ture, and how may it be employed so
as to bring to the one who prays with
certainty the blessings which the
Scriptures say shall come as result
of true prayer.
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