The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-19

a. LIE. IL rnyh "a I'M 20 many words
-Ldfa that n without beginning DC
without ending lay. which manifest
itselT 20 he the eternal activity and
creator life. that we are an longing
and looking for. Any one know
that God and life are one. and We
are an working Tor Life-wo all be.
hcye In Life. and that a. Why we nu
working for II. ana 30 because wo
believe IN Life. we DO believe m God.
have spoken 10 you OF the teach.
Ing that God and Truth are one. and
we do know that nothing on earth
can be accomplished N Il be not Tor
tho realization Of Truth which Is
changeisaa and because wo all DO
believe IN Truth. consequently we all
do believe in God
Then Mr.. EDDY teaches US that
God Ia Love. the Love which Jesus
showed Ia that hour Of great testing
and %trbulafion. and when wo &c.
quire that depth Of Love We have
reached a plaeo-and not until then
when we "a love our neiEhbofa
AZ ourselves ana when We find our
own Ia establishing nnothcr'a good.
Then MIR. Eddy teaches as that
God and Principle are one. A person
when be hears that statement very
often viii ray. We'll now. that \
one Of tho objections that I have 70
some OF tho teachings OF Christian
Science. II takes my God away
from me. and Il gives me nothing but
nm ephemeral theory that / am 10
take and believe in
Tho Bible says that God Is Life.
DO you think that Life Is a penong
Tho Bible says that God II Truth.
DO you think that Truth Is a penon7
And the Bible teaches us that God
Is love. and you know that Love q
not a person. II n the impoasibility
OF tho finite gruspinE the Infinite
That makes the appeal 20 some Of ur
In a strong way humanity that wa
want n God who Is like ourselves. We
want TO think OF a man sitting on a
throne IN n place as n judge: and We
cannot haYo that kind OF a God, my
dear friends. II what the Bible
teaches uH about God is true. because
tho Bible teaches us that God Is
omnlpotent. omniscient. and omnl,
present. Aii4n.ail. and We know that
no human u a person can
possibly bo omniprescnt. or Allin-ail.
Mira Eddy teaches u8 that God and
Principle arc ono. and. as ! say. that
seems 10 be an abstract statement,
but IL Is not when wo undorstand Il.
What ~ Il that always brings TO a
successful Issue, n properly used,
every problem7 Is u primary law.
tho rulo OF -progrcssion7 IH Il
the problem. or the solution? No. u
Ia tho principle Of mathematics
which undoriicB all mathematical
problems on which the super
structure OF all harmonious
action IN builded. ard the
result n the correct answer. II Is
Ia this method and manner that Mrs.
Eddy uses tho statement that God
and Principle are one. She means
that God Is the foundation, the
literal foundation az all that IL true.
and that on this foundation we build
the Superatruoture wherein God. man.
and tho universe are c%oincident and
in co.agrocmcnt, all or them mani
Testing eternal Life. Truth, and Love,
which constitute God.
Mrs. Eddy also teaches us that
God and Mind arc one. That has
been a controvortcd point, perhaps
more 30 than any Of Mrs. Eddy'a
teachings. J don't know why. Thorc
isn't anything new in that statement
or teaching. She has not propounded
anything new for our acceptance In
teaching that God and Mind are one.
What does John say In opening his
gospel lie says this; I'm tho begin
ming was tho Word. and the Word
was with God. and the Word was
God" On a simple analysis let us
SEQ where that statement leads US, so
FAR as the foundation is concerned.
What is tho word7 Tho word Ia
tho expression that accompanies or
proceeds thought. Thought Is the
activity OF tho Mind. Therefore. be-
cause this is true. Mrs. Eddy state
ment would DO equally correct II Il
wero used TO say that in tho begin.
ming was Mind, and Mind was with
God, and Mind was God-and then
We instantly see why II is implorcd
OF US that we should let that Mind
be in us which WAS also IN Christ
Jesus" and we see what oui Master
meant when he said that Il was not
he that did these wonderful works
but that Il was the Father working
in him who accomplished them. And,
incidentally. therefore. in further
corroboration OF the correctness OF
teaching. let us revert TO the first
chapter OF Genesis, wherein we read;
God said and IL was so:' and
we know that the spoken word Is
the expression Of the thought which
goes with Il, and thought is the
activity of tho Mind.
Therefore, II is not an abnormal, II
Is not an abstract statement TO say
that God is Mind. and when we come
to know that God is tho Mind OF
Christ, then we know that our God
is omnipotent. omnlsclent, and omnl.
present: that lie is the same yester.
day, today and forever, and with.
out variableness or shadow OF turn.
ing.
IL has been said also OF Christian
Scientists that they are not Bible
students. that they devote all their
time. TO tho study OF Mrs. Eddy's
works. We may think we know
some ono In the Christian Science
church, or attending the Christian
Science church. who does that: but
such a ono is not n Christian Sclen.
list. Mrs. Eddy gained her whole
revelation from the Bible, and Chris.
tian Scientists arc ChrIstton Scien.
lists only as they know the Word Of
God and are able to analyze its spirit.
ual import and meaning as we find
IL in our Bible; and when wo do that
with the aid and the illumination Of
the Christian Science textbook. then
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