The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-05-08

FROM TINS argument II - apparent thd
there being no good in sin, sickness
or death, God is not the author o.
them. and, from His very nature, coulC
not have a knowledge of the. Suci
a knowledge would imply the element:
Iof destruction, which are no part Of
good and would therefore be the very
opposite of infinite Life. If that which
is evil and destructive does not eman-
ate from God. from whence does il
spring and from what source does il
derive its seeming power9 Paul says
"The carnal mind is enmiiy against
lGod." Interpreted in the light OF
our definition that God is infinite
Mind. the saying becomes clear that
evil and all destructive elements have
their suppositious source in the car
NAL" human mind. and depend upon
THAT so-called mind for all that they
assume to be- Now. the mortal mind
lis a counterfeit. an erroneous belief
lit is enmity against the one true Mind.
God.
God is also defined as infinite Prin-
lciple. and Christian Scientists worship
Him as such When il is understood
that there is but one omnipotent, ON
lniscient, and omnipresent cause, en-
lbracing within itself all wisdom. pow
er, truth, law. order. and perfection. it
will be clearly apparent that the term
l"Principle" is descriptive of the eN-
act nature OF the one absolute God
II will be observed that divine Prin-
ciple is descriptive of the one Perfect
interchangeable. and eternal cause. This
eternal cause is Life, Truth, and Love.
and as we apprehend more of the di
vine nature, we express in human ex-
perience higher and better under
standing of these divine qualities. The
verdict of the human senses, however.
does not seem to support this happy
and desirable state The human mind,
educated and instructed by processes
of erroneous thinking, draws conclus-
ions OF death rather than of eternal
Life; conceives of man as subject TO
birth, maturity. and decay, and con
cludes that all is mortal-subject to
deaih-as the word implies. In like
manner, the human mind believes a
lie rather than the truth. and envy.
hatred, and revenge are substituted for
Love. All these erroneous conclus-
ions, il retained in consciousness. have
but one ultimate result. Death and
destruction follow. 1t is wholly out
side the range even of the most ma
terial logic to conceive of God. who
| is infinite Life and the creator of all
that is good. as being the author OF
death and destruction, or TO suppose
that infinite Truth and Love could
possibly be responsible for any state
OF being, pregnant with evils. human
delinqucncies, and malicious purposes
To limit or circumscribe God in any
degree invites disaster at the outset
1t would destroy His infinite nature
and deprive Hib of His omnipotence
omniscience. and omnipresence. Such
God could not and does not exist.
and the reIigionist who in his thought
deifes matter, or who would take from
Gods infinite nature one of His quail
| tiles and bestow it upon some human
belief. is an idolater and worshiper
of false gods, as truly as the children
of Israel became such by bowling down
to a golden calf. or as were the proph-
cts and followers of Baal.
The Need of Salvation
We have heretofore seen that the So
called human mind believes itself TO
be creator and seeks ways and means
of perpetuating itself as we'll as Of
pursuing pleasure and happiness in
matter Its quest for perpetual exist
cnce and pleasure is disappointing. for,
as we have seen. this mind conceivcs
of death as the ultimate of all things.
Some plan must be devised by this
1 tSSullltQ 1ltdtOi W saw ~
from the dire effects of its own NOR
tally. Accordingly. this erroneous be-
lief proceeds to devise speculative
and nebulous place somewhere in
space called heaen, as we'll as an oppo-
site place called hell, with full code
of regulations governing admission to
each. Notwithstanding death is dis
solution. destruction, yet this carnal
mind, through some vague process OF
reasoning. would make death the en-
trance to heaven and hell and would
have those who. perhaps through fear,
have been faithful to its DEGREES, ush-
cred into heaven, and have conferred
upon them eternal life as reward OF
merit, and likewise, would have those
who reject its plan ushered into eter-
nal destruction as punishment. My
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