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The judge who, unsupported by precedent, must bear...

From the November 1908 issue of The Christian Science Journal


The judge who, unsupported by precedent, must bear the whole responsibility of a decision, must be of those who cannot sin. Jesus said, "Be ye therefore perfect." The inference is plain that he conceived it possible to be morally perfect, and this—despite the disgusting old cant, "We are all, all, miserable sinners"—is one of the realized facts of human life. Whatever one's imperfections, one need not sin—not if one is born conscientious and steadfast. Blaspheme as we may against the holiness that lives on earth, we all know individuals who have never lied and never consciously offended against the Golden Rule. The instinctively moral nature can no more be tempted than the self-indulgent can resist temptation.

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