The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-31


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In the twelfth chapter Of Genesis
No rad NOW the Lord had said
unto Abram Get thee cut % thy
country. and from thy kindred. aud
from thy fathers house. unto IA land
that win shcw thee" Undoubtedly
Abraham recognized that hia Impulse
20 SO out 70 place where his un.
derstandlng Of God could be develop.
"a. bad originated IN God. even be-.
fore DO was conscious of A. Abra-
ham. In fact. was a willing mental
condition expressing something that
had been forever In tho divine Mind.
God and that something was tho
eternal purposo 81 Love TO heal and
TO redeem. Would Il not b. true.
then. 10 say that what men knew az
Abraham. or what tho world called
Abraham, was really IN a degree
Cots manifestation % Ills own ma.
turo through ono Of It's creations. or
one of His ldoanf Would mankind
not b. abs 20 see moro clearly the
absolute unity % God and His ere.
alton II Il would begin 20 recognise
IA true existence tho manifestation
or expression % God. and 20 reason
logically from God or from cause IN.
stead o. drawing IA conclusions from
mortal existenccf In her textbook.
Science and Health with Key 90 tho
Scriptures" u. fsn Mrs. Eddy has
made a vital statement on this point
when she writes. "ReasoninE from
cause 90 effect IN tho Science %
Mind. we begin with Mind. which
must b. Understood through the Idea
which expresses Il and cannot be
learned from its opposite. matter"
The purpose % this lecture r.. az
] have before explained. 10 show that
an riEht activity. every good thought
and deed. originates IN God. forever
abldcs In Him. and wherever or by
whomsoever manifested. n always 20
some extent God expressing Ills ma.
ture. through some one Of His IDEAS.
Every right mental activity therefore
expresses the nature of God, u con.
soquently expresses infinite power
and ability 20 dlspoi human illusions
or mortal beliefs. This Is ,he Science
Of Christianity. revealing ono infinite
cause or creator. God. divine Love.
Spirit. Mind. and Ills creation. spir.
ltual reality. which II forever mani
Testing the divine nature. This Sci
enco OF Christianity has nothing in
common with blind human belief. but
Is based on spiritual understanding
or on exact scientific knowledge II
no, this science o. the Christ divine
Loves infinite provision and pisn os
lalyaiionf Christian acisucr teaches
that no good can ever be separated
from The one infinite good. God. and
Il men would only recognize this they
would no, only grasp tho fac; thar
M good has forever proceeded from
God alone. but they would rrnsp the
sven moro important fact OF the
availability and power OF any and Of
NJ good ~ forever lnssparhbin from
God and always proceeding from
Him.
In tho iweniy.elghth chapter OF
Genesis. Il il recorded OF Jacob that
he dreamed, and behold ladder
set up on tho earth. End the top Of
i reached 10 heaven; and behold the
angels % God ascending and descend.
ing on u. And. behold, the Lord
stood shove Il, and said. / am tho Lord
God Of Abraham. thy father. ana
'he God 81 Isaac; tho land whsfeon
.hou Hest. 10 thee win l give Il. and
10 thy seed. 80. And. behold. I am
With thee. and win keep thee In all
places whittier thou Eoest. and wul
bring thee again into thi. land. FOR
VIII not leave thee. until I have
done that which I have spoken 10
nee or In this incident Il Ia clear.
y shown that no, only had God. Al.
vine Love. provided for Jacob and
bis seed. but that Jacobs very per.
'sp,ion OF this provision originated
N God. When viii men perceive
hat Il Is the privilege OF all OF us
" tho IONS OF God to express Gods
nature. and that as we arc willing
70 lay down or 10 give UP the mortal
pr false sense Of existence and 70
understand our true selfhood. we
'hall express the divine nature 10
'one extent. even here and now
The fact IL that each and every one
~ US. not M rnortals but as Gods
nan, that II. ~ the spiritual image
md likeness Of God. forever abode
ls an eternal fact in tho Mind which
s God. and whenever we expre,s
somewhat OF tho divine nature wo
ire actually expressing somewhat Of
'ur true spiritual seifhood. What.
'ver good Abraham or Jacob seemed
% express In human experiences. or
good you or or nyone
nay seem TO express, We can only
that good because 10 some
'xtcnt. this is the individual way
n which we, rs tho sons OF God
have always expressed God. There.
'orc. whenever you or or anyone
accomplished anything that Is good
ct ua recognize that we are onIv or.
pressing somewhat OF Gods nature
n the way that Love has oternaIly
ordained TINT we should express II
md this true expression incrcasea
n proportion M we give up mortal
'r false thinking and understand God
md the true man. in Gods likeness.
Christian Science therefore teaches
hat every appearing OF good in hu.
nan experience, whether II seemed
o be through Noah. through Abra.
lam, through Jacob. or through any.
me, Is always. TO some extent, God
expressing His eternal nature
through some one OF His ideas ag
His nature has been Expressed
through that individuality from ever.
astlng 10 everlasting. Thin appear.
ng Of Gods nature and mans true
Individuality always occurs In human
experience In proportion as VIC let
iodH will be manifested fbrnuoh ,n