The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11

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Jesus meant when he ssid u Nico=
acmus. Except a man - horn
again. he cannot see the kingdom
~ Cod. That which = horn
q the nesh Is flesh. and hat
which Is born q the Spirit -
SPIRIT This rehirth this re.for-
nation. Christian Science makes
possible by showing the true ma
ture Of Spirit a. Mind The~c Nho
believe that they are controlled
afflicted and governed hy a dis
cordsnt physical body have the
open door 10 health and freedom
II they vii but avail themselves
q the scientific method which
Christian Science reveals the
practice - correcting material
belief with spiritual understand
ing.
A. with the BODY. - with all
material concepts such IS food
clothing. environment. employ
ment, supply. We must learn 10
discern the specific spiritual facts
underlying each. Metaphysics
exchanges the objects OF sense for
the ideas Of Soul (Scicnee and
Health. p 26el This correct. sci
entific process Of reasoning brings
out increased harmony in all
human affairs II does not i'm
prove matter. Il uneovers the
falsity OF matters claims and an
nuls them. The improvement
manifested In human experience
is always the result Of understand
ing the allness Of Spirit. Mind.
and the unreal nature Of matter
Since man is the image and ike
ness Of God. he reflects Minds
impcrishahlo substance. boundless
resources. ceascless activity. and
Interchangeable law o. good.
II is the Christ. Truth. a. dem
onstrated by Jesus, that reveals
the line Of demarcation between
false belief the testimony OF
material sense-and spiritual re-
ality. The divine consciousness
that operated as the Mind Of
Christ Jesus Is available 10 US all
through Christian Science. This
Science shows US how to claim
our unity with the one Mind. and
to reject as unreal the false be-
liefs Of the carnal mind. such as
hatred. fear. envy. jealousy. re-
venge. sin. sickness. and death.
Obviously these beliefs belong not
to the Mind which was IN Christ
Jesus. but TO the mind which, Paul
tells US. is enmity against God
and must be put off II is cause
for deep gratitude that here and
now divine Minds ideas have only
To be recognized and utilized as
Jesus understood and utilized
them. 10 accomplish the same
works that he accomplished. Our
great Exemplar. Christ Jesus,
Mrs Eddy tells us in her work
NO and Yes (p. 81, cast out
evils. mediating between what Is
and is not. until a perfect con-
sciousness is attained" Can we
not see with what certainty thLs
/ statement verifies Paurs declara-
/ ton in his letter to Timothy. For
there IL one God. and one media
tor between God and men. the
man Christ Jesus" ? Why was he
the sole mediator? Christian Sci
ence has revealed that IL was be-
cause he, and he alone, recognized
and demonstrated the fundamen-
tai law Of mans relationship %
God. This eternal unity Of the
divine relationship between God
and man can never be realized By
mere outward worship or ritual
istic Observance. Divine Science
teaches that this realization is
gained only as We live so as 10
keep human consciousness In con-
slant relation with the divine. the
spiritual, and the eternal THE
First Church OF Christ. Scientist
and Miscellany. p 1907. This, Mrs
Eddy declared. rs TO individual
ize infinite power: and this is
Christian Science
The activity Of Minds true ideas
in human CONSEQUENCES can over
come every material illusion OF
/ falsely educated belief. They are
adequate 10 meet every demand
made upon them in human expe
+ Renee.
When we realize our true, spirit
ual selfhood. coexistent with d.
vine Mind. We perceive that man
must have By reflection all tina,
divine Mind has. knows. or Is
Otherwise man would not be the
true image and likeness re
would be a false witness. OF Gods
unlikeness. But because he II the
representation Of Mind. he reflects
divine intelligence. uninterrupted
activity. abundance. and security
Just In proportion as this true
state Of consciousness IL gained
II finds outward expression q
conditions which reveal and attest
the operation Of Minds all-goyern-
ing law of good. There can be NJ
lack. no Limitation. no confusion
or uncertainty, no inequity or in.
efficiency IN a CONSEQUENCES which
recognizes. as Paul DID. that in
him We live, and move. ana have
our being
Spirit the Only Real Substance
Since all substance Is Of God
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