The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-22
Public Lecture Christian Science Delivered Lee School Auditorium


,c,ousness OF government. In the
,resen, trend, of which no one
,rovs the outcome, the realiza- !
ion on the part of the Christian
Scientist that God reigns, has q
,erv definite .effect Isaiah de-
.lares: "of the increase of his gov
eminent and peace there shan %
10 end. upon the throne Of DaVio'
md upon his kingdom, to ORDER II,
md 10 establish il with Judgment
and with justice from hencefor.n
wen for ever. The zeal OF the
lord Of hosts will perform this
Above the changing beliefs con-
health and harmony, indi-
sidual living. and human govern
nent, the law Of God remains un-
changed. The Principle Of Chris
ian Science declared by Jesus IL
again made available to us. TINS
spiritual understanding comes INTO
human consciousness when we
iwell upon the nature of God ana
recognize the perfection OF his
children. To understand Christian
Science necessitates studying it.
Yet the moment this study is be-
gun it is possible to begin apply
ng it.
Mrs. Eddy has pointed out the
difficulty which she experienced IN
spiritual ideas in Ian
guage which had been developed
to express material sense OF
things. In order to express her d,
spiritual thought, she found it
necessary to give some words spe-
cial significance, such as mortal
mind" substance" reality" and
'unreality." Jesus also seems to
have found it necessary to use
certain words in a special way in
his effort to teach the people the
availability of Gods law. The pro-
loun I, or Ego as the word ap-
pears in the Greek, was one Of
.hese words, and Mrs. Eddy has
defined it In the Glossary of Sci
ence and Health, page 5ss, in part,
as divine Principle" Much light
s thrown on Jesus beautiful and
description of the bread
Of life, which is to be found in
the sixth chapter Of Johns Gospel,
by remembering this definition.
Apparently Jesus also used the
phrase Kingdom Of heaven" in a
special way.
A common Jewish method OF
teaching in that day was by para
bles. Jesus adopted this method
when his direct teachings were
misunderstood.
Kingdom Of Heaven
The Gospels according to Mat
thew, Mark, and Luke contain a
great many parallels, while Johns
Gospel relates other phases of the
Masters teaching. Many Of the
parallels which Matthew records
describe the Kingdom of heaven"
and they either begin with the
statement, The kingdom of heaven
is likened unto" or the kingdom
of heaven is referred to later on
in the narrative. After the de-
livery Of the first Of these para
bles, the parable of the sower, the
disciples asked him why he spoke
in parallels. He replied, ut is
given unto you to know the mys-
teries of the kingdom of heaven,
but to them it is not given" The
Bible records that from that time
on Jesus in his public discourses
spoke only in parallels.
AS Jesus used the term Kingdom
of heaven" it seems to refer to a
state of consciousness which is at
tanned here and now through the
realization of the power of Truth as
demonstrated in Christian Science.
Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health
Up. 500 has defined the Kingdom
Of Heaven" as 1.-THE reign of har-
mony in divine Science" To ex-
perience this reign of harmony il
is necessary for us to understand
the divine Principle, and to be able
to so apply this understanding as
to destroy inharmony of every sort.
1t is evident that he who under
stands the divine Principle and
rule of Christian Science has enter
ed into the kingdom of heaven.
other things, Jesus pointed
but that the kingdom is attained
by those who accept the word, and
understand it, and apply it, and
bring forth fruit, some an hun.
dred-fosd, some sixty, some thirty"
He declared that those who accept
ed the law Of God, who made ear
nest effort to enter the kingdom.
would grow in understanding in the
midst Of the worlds evil, until ulti-
mately the righteous shall Shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom Of
heir Father" He pointed out that
The evidence Of an understanding of
Irvine Principle, infinite good, is in
he ability to express it, and he
insisted that Truth completely
eavens human thinking and blesses
hose who possess it.
Divine Mind Heals
Today Christian healing as Jesus
aught it is again practiced. The
application of Christian Science not
My heals our sicknesses, but il
'lesses us in all our ways. II de-
troys discords in business, in the
Tome, and in our social relations.
Is leavening influence changes
'ur characters, lessening and final
eliminating unlovely qualities
rom our thought. Its healing in
luence is felt in everything that
S unlike God. Mortal Thought
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