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and normal activity Of the perfec
Mind that Is God. and the only Mine
that. In reality. has existence. Mrs
Eddy explains this healing mos
clearly IN the textbook where sh,
speaks OF "the life-giyine power o
Truth acting on human belief. I
power which opens the prison door
70 such as are bound. and sets TIL
captive free physically and morally
%. 495). II was this power OF Truth
acting on human belief" which Jesus
demonstrated in healing the leper
This was wholly mental activity
and not . changing process OF So
called matter. The mortal belief OF
disease was displaced by the spiritual
fact OF health. An illusion OF the
senses was dlspelled. and mans un-
touched. harmonious being was
brought 70 light This change Of
consciousness was experienced as
physical healing and the leper made
clean. The same was true in healing
the man born blind The truth that
the faculties OF man are spiritual.
and not material. and that they are
from everlasting 70 everlasting
maintained IN their perfection by
the omnipotent Mind OF which they
are the expression. was demon
stratec.
One can demonstrate only that
which Is already an established fact
In the truth OF being. One could not
demonstrate health unless u were
the fact Of being already existing IN
Truth Truth Is II can never be
relegaied either 10 the past or the
future. II IS. the same yesterday.
and 70 day. and for ever" You do
no, have 70 wait for Il 70 be made
true. SO you do not have 70 wait for
man 20 be made Goclike He Il
Godake-no; through any human
EFFORT 70 make him so, but because
1, IS the truth Of his being. God and
man. Principle and idea. is one
Truth. then. Is the same today as II
vas in the time OF Jesus. and. when
understood. 4. Is Just as potent 10
heal This was proved In a case OF
which know. A woman whose ear
drums we're DESTROYED when she was
4 young child had for many years
been under the consequent belief OF
total deafness Then she was found
OF Christian Science. The life-giv-
ing power OF Truth acting on human
BELIEF was demonstrated for her in
this age. she was completely healed.
and TODAY has most keen and per-
feet hearing
On page 227 OF Science and Health
the author. Mrs. Eddy. says. The T.
.us.on Of material sense, not divine
law. has bound you. entangled your
free limbs. crippled your capacities.
enfeeb.ed your body. and defaced
the tablet Of your being" The truth
ct this statement was proved by
Peter when he healed the man lame
from his mothers womb" who sat
begging al the gate Beautiful OF the
temple. and who. al the word OF
Truth, sprang UP. walking, and
leaping. and praising God" Another
healing OF which ! know. similar TO
that, took place in this day. This
was the case OF young child three
years old who had never been able
70 SIT or walk. bu. presented a mental
picture OF totally helpless nonintel-
llgeni flesh. This child was instantly
heaied-made free-through the
tender ministry OF Truth as taught
n Christian Science, and began az
once 10 manifest all the intelligent
activity OF q normal child OF that
age. At the same time her father
was instantly healed Of q malignant
disease. which materia medica had
given UP as utterly hopeless. Thus
the "l.fe-giving power Of Truth act
ing on human belief" was again
proved potent TO heal today as in
the day OF Jesus the Christ.
u Is clear. then. that true healing
IN Christian Science IS metaphysical,
not merely physical. although IL is
always apparent 70 the physical
senses. It's holy aim and its effect
is 70 reveal mans spiritual status.
his true being II Is not merely TO
change q material sense OF sickness
into material sense OF health. a
sense OF poverty into a ma
terial sense OF wealth, personal
sense OF sorrow into a personal sense
OF Joy. It's purpose and It's effect Is
70 bes;ow the spiritual substance OF
al good. what 81. Peter has called
ran inheritance incorruptible, and
urdenled. and that fadeth not
away" Coming into this true in
heritance. one comes into perfected
harmony in al phases OF living.
Seamless Garment Of Truth
Christian Science has restored 70
US The seamless garment OF the
Christ by proving that the same
power heals both sin and sickness.
Mrs. Eddy says Science and Health.
p, 2i0), Jesus healed sickness and
sin by one and the same meta
physical process" The outstanding
example Of the healing OF sin Is. OF
course. that OF tie Magdalen. out OF
whom were cast seven devils. In
this story Is made plain the differ
ence between the teachings OF Moses
and Jesus. Moses represented the
moral law, which demands pena,-
ties. an eye for an eve. and tooth
FOR a tooth" denotlng a God who
knows both good and evil. Furnishing
one and rewarding the other. Jesus
represented the spiritual law Of that
God who rs divine Principle. and is
"of purer eyes than TO behold evil"
The beloved apostle expressed II
most succinctly when he said, The
law was given by Moses. but grace
and truth came by Jesus Christ"
The story OF the Maedalen "a a per-
feet example OF the difference In
these two teachings. The law Of
Moses would have stoned the Mag
dalen. The grace OF Christ healed
the Magdalen. The light Of 4 the
beauty and tenderness OF this story
shines undimmed throughout the
ages, q perfect example Of true for
giveness. In the light OF infinite d.
vine Mind. which 10 Love. the un-
reality Of sin was 50 clear to Jesus