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God, and is spiritual. A grasp Of this
basic fact enables US 10 lift our
concept OF Science above matter or
speculative hypothesis into Spirit,
or Truth, and 10 demonstrate the
uninterrupted operation OF divine
law.
Mrs Eddy reached the conclusion,
through revelation, that al Scrip
tursl revealments and records Of
Gods nature proved Him 10 be d.
vine Principle. This led finally TO
the unalterable conclusion that spir-
itual causation Is the law governing
all that actually exists. She wrote
in her textbook (p. 275): TO grasp
the reality and order OF being in its
Science, you must begin by reckon
ing God as the divine Principle Of
all that really is. Spirit, Life, Truth,
Love, combine as one,-and are the
Scriptural names for God. All SUBJ
stance, intelligence, wisdom, being,
Immortality. cause, and effect be-
long 10 God. These are His attri-
butes, the eternal manifestations OF
the infinite divine Principle, Love"
Why is il OF such vital Importance
for us TO understand the divine ma
tue as Mind? Because this under
standing enables us to gain a clear
comprehension Of what true con-
sciousness is. II shows us how 70
differentiate between the false be-
liefs or suggestions OF the carnal,
mortal mind, so called, and the true
ideas and facts emanating from the
divine Mind. In this way Christian
Science proves to us that true con-
seriousness is the reflection or ex-
preston OF the divine nature, the
expression OF the one infinite Mind.
Consciousness is defined briefly by
Webster as knowledge Of ones own
existence" Christian Science shows
mans real existence to be spiritually
mental, and the understanding Of
this fact is true self-knowledge.
Until this fundamental truth is per-
ceived in Science, it is not possible
for one to realize his real, indestruc-
tible identity. ..
Proving Mans Identity
Since the great primal cause is
Mind, the only begotten Of that
cause is idea. When once 1t is seen
and acknowledged that the divine
nature is infinite Mind, it follows
that mans existence is wholly rep
resentatiye Of that nature-that he
is mental, not physical. But how
is this TO be realized and made prac-
teal in the midst Of our human
experience? Only in the way the
Master taught and proved to his
followers. BY adhering faithfully
to the divine realities Of being. Jesus
overcame all the erroneous claims
of the carnal mind, or physical
sense OF existence, and demonstrated
mans perfection and true sonship
with God. He became the Saviour
of mankind by first saving himself
from the false beliefs Of material
sense, sin, disease, and death. This
demonstration Of the Science or
truth of being shows that the spir-
itual fact about anything is the
redemptive power. All that ever will
or can save us from the inverted or
perverted images and illusions OF
the carnal mind Is the spiritual fact
or truth. This Science does not
! teach us 10 spiritualize matter: on
the contrary, it reveals the allneSs
OF Spirit. Mind, and therefore the
unreality of matter. It teaches that
mortal mind and matter are one
and the same thing. In this way it
shows us the process by which,
through righteous or right think
ing, we give up the false or SenSuous
concept and realize more and more
OF those divine realities wherein
all things are become new" Sci
ence and Health tells us on page
AIS: Consciousness constructs
better body when faith In matter
has been conquered. Correct ma
| terial belief by spiritual understand
| ing, and Spirit will form you anew"
! Is not this what Jesus meant when
he said to Nicodemus, Except a
man be born again, he cannot see
the kingdom Of God. That
which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born Of the Spirit
is spirit"7 This rebirth, this re-for-
nation, Christian Science makes
possible by showing the true nature
of Spirit as Mind Those who be-
lieve that they are controlled, af-
flicted, and governed by discordant
physical body have the open door
10 health and freedom If they will
but avail themselves Of the scientific
method which Christian Science re-
veals-the practice Of correcting ma
terial belief with spiritual under
standing.
AS with the body. so with all
material concepts-such as food,
clothing, environment, employment,
supply. We must learn to discern
the specific spiritual facts underly-
ing each. Metaphysics ex-
changes the objects Of sense for the
ideas Of Soul" (Science and Health,
p. 269). This correct, scientific proc
eSs OF reasoning brings out increased
harmony In all human affairs. 1t
does not improve matter; 1t uncov-
erS the falsity of matters claims
and annuls them. The improvement
manifested in human experience is
always the result Of understanding
the allness Of Spirit, Mind, and the
unreal nature of matter. Since man
is the image and likeness Of God,
he reflects Minds imperishable sub
stance, boundless resources, cease
less activity, and Interchangeable law
Of good.
1t is the Christ, Truth, as demon
strated by Jesus, that reveals the
line Of demarcation between false
belief-the testimony Of material
sense-and spiritual reality. The
divine consciousness that operated
as the Mind OF Christ Jesus is avail
able TO 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 beliefs of the carnal mind