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true ides q being e spiritual and /
immortal. and from this Il follows
that whatever Is laid off Is the
ghost. some unreal belief
Expectancy Of Coed
Christian Science frees US and .
redeems Us from any anxiety APP .
prehension. or dread o. the future.
God is infinite good. and lie pro
vides for His creation that which 4
viii bless, help. and protect His
own. The sun can only give forth .
light. and God can give only good .
for He has nothing else TO give.
In the Scriptures we read. My .
expectation Is from him. and .
again We read. There shall be a
reward. and thy expectation shall
not be cut off As We think
truly and live nohly. we gain a
greater expectancy Of good. eNpe-
rience more Of IT, enjoy II in
greater measure. A traveller was
once going through a mountain
Gus country. One day when he
was looking out Of the car window,
there appeared to be a beautiful
lake in the clouds. and the tops of
the peaks seemed like islands in
the lake. The explanation was
simple The train had reached an
altitude where one could secure
this beautiful view. which could
not possibly have been seen from
lower level. AS we reach the
altitude Of high thinking we see
greater manifestation of good; it
is constantly unfolded in a greater
abundance. We then face the fu-
ture with joyful and happy expec-
tation, and not with gloomy fore
boding. A knowledge of the one
ness and allness of good puts our /
expectation on the side of health. I
not disease; harmony, not discord; |
abundance, not lack; good. not /
evil. Our textbook declares ~. |
426). Expectation speeds our |
progress" Our journey is upward /
and onward when we face God /
ward. II we ever look back, it |
should be only to see how far we /
have come. We have come a long /
way when we are grateful for the /
great good that is with us and |
before us, and do not think Of the |
evil that we have left behind.
The Freedom of Divine Sonship
Our great Master, who was a
freeman in the very highest sense
Of that term, whose entire minis /
try was in fulfillment of the Scrip /
tural injunction to "let the OPP |
pressed go free" and that we
break every yoke" gave us the
basis for divine liberty in that /
majestic declaration, IF the Son /
therefore shall make you free, We .
shall be free indeed" You will .
recall that this sublime setting
forth of mans true status was in
answer to the Pharisees' boast .
about their material ancestry.
Jesus saw clearly that q belief in |
mans material origin would only /
tend to bondage, and the hmita
tons of the flesh. A recognition of |
mans divine origin would free /
mankind and annul the restrictions |
Of the flesh. An understanding of |
mans divine sonship with God /
establishes his immortal status as
son of the Most High. God is
Spirit, good. Soul, Truth, and Love.
The man of Gods creating must |
be spiritual, holy, and good. The
child of soul must be soul
full, pure, noble, righteous and
perfect. The offspring of Truth |
must be thful, harmoni- |
Gus. and honest The representa-
tive of Love must be lovely,
healthy, joyous. and strong. When
we learn through Christian Sci
ence who we are and what We
are. our letters are broken, and
the way of freedom is ours TO walk
in. In the words of the Scripture,
we are delivered from the bond
age of corruption into the glori-
Gus liberty Of the children OF God"
When a man leaves a country
where tyranny and oppression pre-
vail. he naturally desires to 60 to
a country where freedom and lib
erty can be secured. When he
becomes naturalized citizen of
that country, he is no longer /
under the jurisdiction Of his for
mer affiliation. AS children Of /
God. evil has no jurisdiction over /
us; we have no affiliation with it: /
ii is not a factor in our lives. IF /
the Son therefore shall make you /
free, We shall be free indeed"-not /
for a time, but permanently; not /
partially, but fully; not spasmodi-
cally. but continuously and abid-
ingly.
Righteous Dominion
AS We understand God Alright, |
as we discern our sonship as a /
child of God. we gain clear and |
practical distinction between do /
minion" and domination" The |
word dominion" means "sov-
ereign or supreme authority" the /
word domination" "act OF domi-
mating, arbitrary or insolent I
sway" God is infinite good, the /
one supreme governing. sovereign, /
and controlling power in the uni
verse. He is the creator and gov /
ernor Of man. He gave man do
minion over all the earth. but He
never gave one individual domin-
ion over another individual This
prerogative belongs to God. Gods
wisdom guides man; His love en-
folds him; infinite Mind directs
him. Jesus manifested spiritual
dominion. and this helped his dis
ciples TO realize Gods loving con-