The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10

abe from = false concept ~ man.
The oneness of Gcd and mar " th<
unity and dlstInctne<= ~ eeinr
Such unity means not separated
BY = medium. whether = thing. =
person or space. Ths very center
~ Christian Science = the fact
that God ard man are complete
ss ere being. and man u in Mind.
tn. 10 srung Ease indeed
against the taolatrous belief that
man has broken away from Cod
and reVoive. In en- erhit 81 rs
own. finite. physical imperfect.
yet endowed with cod.lke enAn-
ties emitting him 70 - worship
ped - very God ~ rvvsrssi
rejection and replacement Of the
false presentation % man. ne can
avoid self-~orshlr. yet lose nosh-
ING of the eternal facts II eur
real being. Jesus said The king
dom 81 God i within you" What
ever we can express. and We can
express ali good. Ia already within
being. We need not. indeed Ne
cannot 60 outside true or spirit
usl consciousness q God. fer al
good things. IDEAS. Jesus referred
20 his real self as The son 81 man
which Is in heaven Man has all
that really exists. or ever can
exist. within his grasp right nov,
To worship God IL 10 recognize
and adhere TO the one universal
intelligence. which IL good only,
and To realize that divine mind 70
be. by reflection BY right Of
thought. your real Mind. and that
you are the servant. the worshippet
Of that Mind. ohsying II. expressing
u. doing its will. Such obedience
Is genuine hecsu~ II Ls glad
obedience and unreserved obedi-
snes.
Remember that In reverse 81.
and in rejection Of, and In replace.
mcnt Of every false god Ia the
right idea Of the true and only
God. divine Mind. True self
knowledge Is 10 be found only in
this Mind and expressed by lts
idea. man. The question IL, what
sens> shall We entertain OF any
thing or any body. the spiritually
correct idea OF a materially false
conception The only right sens~
10 entertain Of any material thing.
any idol. or false representation
OF God. IL the sense Of its moth
ingness. It's spurious counterfeit
character. its impotence. its un-
reality. Its non-existencs. But
idols are the human minds at
tempt 10 counterfeit what Ia true.
The idea. the original. 10 10 be
seen. and Acknowledged In place
OF the idol. Thus all sorts OF
wrong concepts. abnormalities.
diseases. tumors. disabilities.
faults. can be removed. and re-
placed by the true sense Of perfect
being and funotioning.
Christian Science makes It's case
against self-worship. whether IDOL
airy of ones self or OF other
selves seif-worship Ia mouvsted
both by wrong desire and by fear.
And these errors induce such
false qualities Of thought a.
eovetousness. which Paul told the
colossians u idolatry. and the
Image Of Jealousy" which sc-
oording 10 Ezekiel. "proyoketh TO
Jealousy" These twin idols,
eovetousness and jealousy. are re-
buked by Jesus when he SAYS;
For a mans life CONSISTENT not in
the abundance OF the things which
he posesseth Yet do We not
see this idolstry 81 self and other
selves in the fierce jealousy To-
wards other persons. and. the
eovetousness Of things and peo-
pie Consider the too frequent
possessiveness OF a parent towards
a child. and vice versa The pos
sessiveness Of husband towards
wife. and vice versa. The pos
sessveness towards material
things. IL II any wonder the
apostle said the love OF money Is
the root Of all evil Acquisitiye-
ness and possessiveness. born OF
the false gods Of covetouxasss and
jealousy, are aspects q self-Wor-
ship against which Christian
/ Science makes clear and con-
elusive case Indeed against all
aspects Of .slf-worshlp Christian
Science thundsrs further Amplifi-
cation ~ the first commandment;
Thou shalt not bear false Wit
ness 4" Thou shalt not evidence
materially, but spirituality. Thou
shalt not commit adultery %
Thou. shalt not mix other systems
with Christian Science. Thou
shalt not kin" Thou shalt not
smother with the things Of this
world the unfolding sense u Life
as God. Thou shalt not steal
Thou shalt not dJposssss thought
II spiritual sense. ''T1nosI shalt not
take the name - the Lord ny
God In vain Thou shalt not de-
cla-s evil 70 BE- good. or matter -
- real or u BE- desirable Re
member the Sabbath day 10 keep
II holy" Remember the iyfadi-
sncs Of Life 70 keep Il uneon-
taninstsd By mortal conceptions
Of existence Honor thy father
and thy mother Honor the divine
Mind. Love. for him only ssaalt
thou serve
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