The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-10

Jesus rebuked the false sense that
bound the boy, and commanded the
evil spirit to come out Of him. and
TO enter no more into him. II was
In connection with this case that
Jesus said TO the disciples: IF ye
have faith as q grain Of mustard
seed. ye shall say unto this noun
tain. Remove hence TO yonder place.
and It shall remove: and nothing
shall be impossible unto you Surely.
sch a faith as this Is needed to-
cay. II healing Is TO be successful.
and such Is the teaching Of Chris
tan Science. Mrs Eddy writes In
the textbook Science and Health.
p. -. The prayer that reforms the
sinner and heals the sick Is an abb
solute faith that all things are pos
sible TO Coda spiritual under
standing Of Him, an unsettled love-"
Such was the faith OF the healers
following Jesus time, as Is clearly
shown In the recorded healings of
the New Testament.
Peter and John, on their way to
the temple. saw the cripple at the
temple gate begging. but instead
Of giving him aims, they had faith
that he could be healed and Peter
said TO him. In the name OF Jesus
Christ Of Nazareth rise up and
walk" Suiting his action to his
words, Peter took the cripple by the
hand and lifted him up. and i'm
mediately he was healed. and en-
tered into the temple. walking. and
leaping. and praising God"
In like faith was the healing OF
Kneas. Peter in his visitations came
upon Eneas. who had been sick of
the palsy and bedfast for eight
years. Please note Peters faith In
the healing power o. God as taught
by Jesus when he said: "Eneas.
Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:
arise. and make thy bed Please
also observe the patients faith. for
the record says that he arose imme-
diately. Suppose Eneas had hesi-
tated to get up. but had begun TO
exclaim. II am too sick or too weak.
or too far gone:" Is there any doubt
that he would have remained Ill?
Peter had faith that Gods man Is
always well and Is not really bound
by the false belief OF palsy. and he
so declared to the patient. Then the
patient was inspired and he had
faith to arise, and he was healed.
Again, there Is no thought Of a man
being the healer. but. Jesus Christ
:maketh thee whole Let US all be
aware that every healing Is the
power Of God made manifest, recog-
Inized. claimed. by patient and
practitioner.
In the healing Of the man at Lystra
OF lameness from birth. Paul ex-
hibited the same sort OF confidence
and faith. The record says that as
Paul looked at the man, he perceived
that the cripple had faith TO be
healed and he said TO him In loud
,poice, Stand upright on thy feet"
Then the man leaped and walked
AS we consider these instances OF
healing, It Is not strange that the in
curing mind of Mrs. Eddy, backed
by q great human need, embraced
the faith necessary to be healed. In
deed, only q doubling mind can turn
away from these. recorded heanngs,
and refuse TO see that they Illus
trate and demonstrate In practical
way the great truths that Jesus Ia
bored TO give to mankind
As Christian Scientists. attempt
ing humbly but confidently to follow
In the Masters footsteps In doing
the things he commanded his follow
ers to do. we are encouraged and we
are grateful for all the signs that
attest that we have TO some degree
discerned the way taught by him.
Healing Of Sin
The healing and forsaking Of sin
always comes as the result OF con-
sistent adherence to the teaching Of
Christian Science. Sin Is the belief
In some power apart from God. For
instance, one may believe that In
diligence In some material appetite
gives pleasure. This Is imputing
power TO matter. and Is sin Or one
may believe that wealth or supply Is
In matter and become covetous con-
corning another's possessions. This
Is sin. and II not corrected will lead
to dishonesty. robbery, or some other
phase Of evil. One may believe that
life Is In matter and thus seek
to destroy his supposed enemy by
committing murder. A Christian Sci
enlist Is taught to watch his thought,
that 1t entertain no false beliefs
concerning what man Is, or what
man can possess, or of what mans
supply consists. Salvation from sin.
then, Is the result of our coming TO
understand what Is real In life, and
to be so occupied In seeking that
real, and In proving It to others.
that the unreal, or selfish and sin
full, Is forsaken and thereby forgiven.
Healing In Business
In n consideration Of the subject
I Of healing, one Is conscious that
there are many people throughout
the world who are suffering from the
pains and sorrows Of widespread
poverty and lack. and whose condi-
ton Is perhaps as miserable as
though they suffered with so-cailed
disease of the body. Any religion,
then, that Is TO have universal APP
peal, must be able TO grapple sue
cessfully with this ever present
I problem.
Diseased business, poverty. unem-
ployment, and privation are surely
not the good gifts Of the good God.
Then they are unrealities which
should be destroyed through right
thinking and living. In the Bible are
set forth situations and conditions
that are illustrative Of the worlds
unrest and lack at present: and an
understanding of these Bible situa-
tons viii throw helpful light on
the solution Of present-day problems.