The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-28

true selfhood in materially. The
sllness OF God destroys the SEEM
ing actually Of evil and II Is only
as one gains comprehension Of
Gods sllneSs that the unreaiity Of
evil becomes apparent The sug-
gestion that spiritual man can
dwell in a material universe Is only
part OF the deceptive belief and Is
destroyed by the true concept Of
man and the universe. This true
concept, however, Is not gained by
keeping the eyes on the level Of
materislity. There must he lifting
up-a looking up and away from
sense testimony. which defrauds
cheats. and lies. We must climb To
the heights where the view is un-
INSTRUCTED. Those who have climb
ed to the top OF the mount Of reve-
lation. even 10 behold the new
heaven and the new earth. have
told us OF the vision, that we, too
may have courage and hope. and
enlarged perception 10 rise above
the mist.
Surely you viii be glad 10 know
that God never made a sick or sim
full man. He who believes there
can be any man besides the one
made in Gods image and likeness
should be willing TO let 20 Of IL
when he remembers that this false
belief has brought nothing but dis
cord and dismay.
II I were to tell you that by
dividing sum you would get an
added amount instead OF less. you
would not believe me because your
understanding of the law OF mathe-
matte denies It. II you ever did
believe it. 1t brought wrong results.
and when you found you were mis-
taken, you gave up the erroneous
conception gladly, because when
you applied the truth Of that
mathematical rule you got the
right answers 10 your problems.
A mistake is brought about
through a wrong process Of res-
soning. and the discordant results
disappear when the mistake is
corrected. II is thus when we ex-
change false concept OF God for
the real one. and when we put off
the "old man and put on the
new man" we have no regrets.
This new man" Christian Sci
ence teaches, is the real man. and
Mrs. Eddy describes him in Science
and Health Up. <75) as the COM
pound idea OF God, including all
right ideas; the generic term for
all that reflectr Gods image and
likeness" So man, made in Gods
image. reflects. expresses God, and
could not express anything unlike
Him. But this II not the man the
five physical senses tell us about.
They present man whose con-
sciousness is more or less filled
with thoughts OF Gods unlikeness.
The world has long battled over
the question. What is man. The
Scriptures plainly tell us that man
was made in Gods image and like
ness. Then as God Is Life, Truth.
and Love, the real man is the re-
Election of Life, Truth, and Love.
He is inseparable from his creator.
He is not mortal: he Is immortal.
He is not material: he liz spiritual.
The student OF Christian Science
demonstrates the truths of its
teachings only in proportion to his
understanding and correct sppliea-
ton of it's rules. But it is true that
since Christian Science was dis
covered, and the art Of divine
healing again given TO the world,
through the application of its
teachings thousands have demon
strated the healing Of all manner
of disease, and the successful over
coming of countless inharmonious
conditions, thus proving its effics-
cy. and that nothing Of good is
impossible Of accomplishment to
those who seek God with all their
hearts. And one does not need to
be satisfied with half blessing
Jesus declared. Your Father
knoweth what things we have need
of. before ye ask him" Only
formerly we may have inverted the
Interpretation OF this. trying to
make God msnlike in a conscious
ness Of human needs. Might II not
more logically mean that our need
is for the things our Father know
eth. such as wisdom, intelligence.
understanding, love? II We have
these things, no good could be
lacking.
The Kingdom OF Heaven
God. the universe. and man CO.
exist and are coeternal. They are
insepsrable. Therefore man could
never fall from his high estate ne
could never he out OF the Kingdom
Of heaven. nor from under God 5
loving care and protection. or fall
into universe Of uncertainty and
imperfeetion. He always has been
and always will be At one with
T God.
In the Glossary Of Science and
Health we find the definition Of
the kingdom Of heaven az follows
. fp. 800; The reign Of harmony
in divine Science. the realm Of IN
erring. eternal. and omnipoteut
Mind: the atmosphere Of Spirit.