Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.
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Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction; and many there be which go in thereat; because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto Life, and few there be that find it. MATTHEW vii.
Looking beyond the ken of finite, erring vision, the Master says: "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the Truth.
Christian Science , rightly understood and adhered to, satisfies all our needs. Its practical workings commend it to those matter-of-fact individuals to whom its spiritual significance is a dead letter.
What more vital question suggests itself to struggling man than this: How do we treat our difficulties? It stands foremost in importance, and the answer we give to it largely shapes our destiny. Difficulties and conflicts, if wisely met, serve to develop our capacities.
Day by day is seen the onward march of Truth. They who have studied deeply into the knowledge of this world, and have worked hard and long in bringing to light the hidden treasures of mortal thought, learning its capacities and its development in different directions, in art, poetry, and music, in the sciences, and the many inventions of the day,—as well as they who are engaged in the most common pursuits,—pause in their busy life.
The clergy of Denver, Colorado, recently discussed Christian Science, at their regular professional meeting. Rev.
Because matter has no Ego, its conditions are unreal, and these conditions are the source of all sickness. To believe in the existence of matter is to admit that mortality (and therefore disease) has a foundation in fact.
In the Kennebec Journal, published in the capital of Maine appears the following paragraph: Augusta evinces a general and hearty interest in the new method of healing known as Christian Science, now so approved and utilized in other cities. With the failure of drugs to relieve but temporarily, and the increasing number of diseases which are not reached at all by medicine, it is not surprising that suffering humanity welcomes a system which dishonors alcohol, poisonous narcotics, and stimulants, while it honors God.
Anecdotes are numerous, proving the power of imagination in healing. Some of them are referred to in Science and Health.
There is one bad intent, but it finds many channels. The arguments of evil-disposed mortal mind are numerous as they are subtle.