Montana labor news., 1948-04-01

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Jesus did, because we become Joint
heirs with Christ from. 8;lO to
the kingdom.
Mans Ability Diyinely Bestowed
1t is a wholly natural and right
eous desire 10 want TO speak and act
with divine authority. just as Jesus
did, for he said, He that belleyeth
on me, the works that l do shall he
do also; and greater works than
these shall he do. because ! so unto
my Father John l4:l2). In order
to repeat those works OF healing, we
must learn how TO avail ourselves OF
this spiritual power. and Christian
Science reveals the way. II explains
that man is not a creator nor an
originator, but that he expresses
Soul or Spirit IN all its perfection
and completeness. AS Gods reilec-
ton. man is spiritual. and IS con-
scious of Gods presence and power.
he understands true substance and is
aware Of the unbroken relationship
which exists between creative Mind
and its idea, man.
AS the Christ lllumlnes human
consciousness, mankind will see and
accept the truth that the only nan
there is, is the nan Of Gods creating
and that the human concept OF mar
is but the counterfeit Of the real
man. Spiritual man lives at the
standpoint of opportunity and prog
ress, and there is no opportunity IN
divine Principle for anything un-
principled or unlike God to exist or
operate.
The Bible tells us that God is "oi
purer eyes than to behold evil and
cannot look on iniquity' CHab,
1879, and in Science and Health We
read that God is as incapable OF
producing sin, sickness, and death
as He Is of experiencing these errors"
(p. 1861. If God cannot behold and
experience them. it should be evident
that He could not make man capable
Of beholding or experiencing them.
Mind, God. does not bestoW a con-
seriousness with which evil can be
known. AS we perceive that God is
the only power and that nan has no
power or ability to- act apart from
that which God bestows, we shall see
that man Is as incapable of expert
encing these evils as he is of creating
them.
Since the man OF Gods creating
has only divinely derived power, he
cannot misuse or appropriate it for
selfish ends, but is capable of doing
with it only that which God inspires
and impels him to do, namely, to
express the Godlike qualities OF
Spirit, such as wisdom, enthusiasm,
alu st--~oth To quote again from
Science and HealJn, a knowledge
of the Science Of being develops the
latent abilities and possibilities of
man. It extends the atmosphere of
thought, giving mortals access to
broader and higher realms. 1t raises
the thinker into his native air OF
insight and p~erspicacity' 'p. 1928,
The very fact that we catch glimpses
Of these practical truths and DEM
onstrate them in a degree shows
what is possible Of attainment If We
will seek continually to be guided
and governed by divine power.
Spiritual versus Material So-called
Power
Irrespective OF evils temporary
accomplishments, the power Of good
alone car ultimately succeed.
Through fear, timidity. and other
forms Of mesmerism we may have
attributed power to evil, as well as TO
those who indulge in evil practices.
But certainly it Is time TO awaken
to the power Of Gods goodness and
have faith in and respect for it. AS
we do this, we shall debate evils
claim to power, which is already ripe
for disintegration and destruction.
Physical force, ven though ca
pable Of being harnessed for human
use, is purely material and temporal.
Ways have been and will continue to
be found whereby one physical force
can be utilized to nullily or offset
another, but the Bible tells us that
the eternal and c~hangeless Christ
isl the power OF God" Il Cor l.24).
1t was his understanding of the
Christ which made Jesus capable Of
surrounding every obstacle that pre-
sented itself TO him. even the stone
was rolled away from the mouth Of
the Sepulcher in which his body was
entombed. When Jesus needed TO be
on the other side of the lake, he was
there instantly Mankind would have
to take into account opposing forces,
wind resistance and grayitat.on. but
Jesus proved that TO the divine Mind
or God here is no distance, time, nor
resistance. The divine Mind, being
everywhere, is always present to
meet our needs, consequently man is
not limited by measurements OF time
or space. And you and ! can utilize
this truth to the extent that we
understand the omnipresence Of the
divine Mind.
In healing the centurion's servant
Matt 8.l3). who was not in the i'm
mediate presence of Jesus, it was
proved that divine power does not
have TO be transmitted from n
place TO another, but only needs to
be recognized as everywhere avail
able. 1t was also proved that divine
power is instantaneous in action, and
the same divine power is here today
to meet ana overcome any and every
obstacle which may appear in hui
manity's path.
The good which proceeds from God
is not only powerful. but attractive;
in fact, 1t is the only real attraction.
When you are tempted to believe that
evil is attractive and powerful, stop
and ask yourself, What is this subtle
mesmerism?" Evil frequently comes
in the guise Of good and would de-
ceive one by making him believe that
1t is desirable and that he Is missing
something II he does not indulge In
it. All the while compliance with evil
invariably ends in unhappiness and
disaster. Fear Of the consequence,
has not brought mankind release
from evil practices, but a knowledge
OF Christian Science enables n to
discern and resist the allurements OF
evil and to find satisfaction and re-
ward In right doing.
The Discoverer and Founder Of
Christian Science
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