Putting on record insights into the practice of Christian Science.
Editorials
THE Church of Christ, Scientist, has a high standard for the discipline of its members. Officers of a branch church are usually members of The Mother Church.
NO doctrine of Christian Science is more important than that which proclaims God as the only Mind. Idolatry was not abandoned with the monotheism adopted by the patriarchs of Scriptural history, for the belief persisted, and still persists, that there are many minds—little minds with limited capacities, each responsible for its owner's experience.
In the Manual of The Mother Church, Mary Baker Eddy stipulates that "the associations of the pupils of loyal teachers shall convene annually" ( Art. XXVI, Sect.
To heal spiritually, we must discern the mental nature of physical circumstances as well as the truth that destroys false mental states. Christian Science teaches us how to discern spiritually and how to heal.
When Jesus said ( Luke 17:21 ), "The kingdom of God is within you," he laid the foundation for the individual responsibility inherent in Christian Science. The awakening to this kingdom and hence to the completeness of man, in the image and likeness of God, is the answer to every problem in human experience.
Words are important; they convey concepts. In "No and Yes," Mary Baker Eddy says ( p.
In Christian Science one learns that experience is the outgrowth of thought, that what one holds in consciousness tends to be expressed in his life. From this fact he learns that it is both wholesome and healthful to keep his thinking in line with what is good and true.
The carnal, or mortal, mind is basically lazy. It is the belief of life in matter, and in this belief whatever requires effort is tiring.
Nothing is more important to the world than the development of the power of Christ in human thought. For Christ is God's idea, revealing the kingdom of heaven, the reign of righteousness, in man.
THERE is something wonderful about a ride on a ferry, if you like ferry rides. But if you take the ferry only to get to the other side, you may miss the fun of the ride.