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sick?" Some may answer that 1t
was because he was divine. But this
would not explain how his immedi-
ate followers and the early Chris
tians for at least two and q half
centuries successfully invoked this
healing power. Were they also d.
vine? Our great teacher never
claimed that the son Of Mary was
the ideal man. None other than the
incorporeal, inorganic, spiritual idea
Is the only begotten Son OF God"
the only type of man whom
Spirit creates. It was the Masters
mission to reveal Gods image and
likeness. In order to make plain his
position, Jesus referred to himself
as "a man that hath told you the
truth, which have heard Of God"
Therefore, In order to be ac-
counted true, Christian teaching
must be demonstrable. II unable to
endure this test, ones religious be-
liefs are obviously In conflict with
Truth. To say that there is no Sci
ence Of Christianity Is the same as
saying that Christianity is false
teaching. But Christian Science
declares that, because Jesus heal
ings were clearly In accord with
divine law, similar results will follow
whenever others are willing, like the
Master, to conform their lives to the
requirements of that law. 1t Is
highly important, therefore, that
mankind should acquaint them
selves with this law of infinite Spirit,
learn how to apply 1t, and prove Its
efficacy In their own and others
lives.
Perfect God, Perfect Man
Obviously, that which is the effect
OF Spirit or divine Mind must be
spiritual and not material. It must
be more undimensional, imponder-
able, and unconf1ned than light,
sound, and radio waves. It cannot
be seen, measured, nor weighed. 1t
recognizes no barriers. 1t Is un-
limited. For these reasons, spiritual
existence is immune to sin, disease,
and death. 1t is beyond the reach
of accidents. Nothing has ever hap
pehed to it, and nothing ever will.
On the other hand, that which is
unlike Spirit, namely, mortality, is
untrue. Its experiences are sense
illusions. It must therefore be rele-
gated to the realm of unreality. Is
not this pure monotheism? Is not
this in keeping with the inf1nity of
Spirit? Is not the allness and one
ness of divine Mind, God, the very
basis Of Christianity? Jesus said,
1T is the spirit that quickeneth;
the flesh proflteth nothing"
What, then, is matter, evil, or error?
1t is collective material mindedness
externalizing itself in a SUPPOSE
tional material world, Hence, with
the dissolution of material-minded-
ness, the suppositional world will
disappear, even as the belief in
fiat earth was dispelled by the truth
that the earth Is round. Did the
fiat earth become round? No; for
the earth had always been round.
Where did the fiat earth 60? No
where; for it never existed. The
only change that took place was a
change in the human point of view.
Where, then, will matter, evil, or
error 60? Nowhere; for it does. not
exist. The only thing we need to
understand about 1t is its unhealthy,
its nothingness, its nowhereness.
When Jesus recognized this fully,
he disappeared as an earthly per-
sonality. He did not die out of
flesh, blood, and bones, however. BY
consciously abiding in Spirit, he
overcame entirely the belief of an
existence apart from God.
During those Middle Ages, when
the earth was believed to be flat,
God, Truth, was supposed to be
aware of the error that the earth is
flat. Similarly, because mankind,
as a whole, believes the universe
to be material, infinite Spirit, or
God, is supposed to be aware of the
error that the universe and man
are material. Christian Science,
however, differentiates between
what God knows and what mortals
believe. 1t declares that what God
knows is spiritual and real, and that
what mortals believe is material and
unreal. When Paul wrote that "the
things which are seen are temporal"
but that "the things which are not
seen are eternal" he reached the
inevitable conclusion; for if God Is
infinite Spirit, the real universe
must be spiritual, and not material.
Even natural scientists, such as
Jeans and Eddington, Millikan and
Compton, are helping to dispel the
error that presupposes material
universe and a material, mortal,
personal man.
Worshiping God as infinite Spirit
or Mind, and tenderly looking upon
the true selfhood Of all as spiritual
instead of material, immaterializes
the human mind and empowers one
to heal by spiritual means. This
was the basis of the Masters uni
formly successful practice. Referring
to this method on pages 476 and ATT
of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy
writes: Jesus beheld In Science the
perfect man, who appeared to him
where SHINING mortal man appears
to mortals. In this perfect man the
Saviour saw Gods own likeness, and
this correct view Of man healed the
sick. Thus Jesus taught that the
kingdom of God Is intact, universal,
and that man Is pure and holy"
Christian Science Unique
All of which should helm to make