Editorials

Who rules the world? If we were to ask this question of a number of people, there would undoubtedly be several answers given. Today the impression of many is that material might and human will are supreme and that these can challenge and sometimes outweigh the power of God.

One of the greatest lessons to be found in the Bible is that one's defense against evil depends upon an innocent heart. David sang ( Ps.

Noah was a good man. His biographer affirms that he "walked with God" ( Gen.

The announcement of new Large-Type Editions of the Concordances to Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and to the Other Writings of Mary Baker Eddy offers an opportunity for the Christian Scientist to consider the practical application of these two volumes as aids to his progress in Christian Science. The compiler of the Concordances to Science and Health and to our Leader's other writings was healed of heart disease through Christian Science.

Had Jesus left no disciples, there would probably be no Christianity today, for his faithful followers aided in the introduction and the recording of his teachings and practices. The designation "disciple," according to a Bible concordance, is most often used "with reference to the believers in Christ, both those who believed during his life, and those who later joined the early Church.

Certain truths are fundamental to Christian Science healing, and all other truths are contingent upon them. For instance, we have these statements in "Unity of Good" by Mary Baker Eddy ( p.

If one were to ask a friend, "Why do you work?" the answer would probably be, "To provide for my daily needs and those of my family. " Christ Jesus gave to mankind a higher concept of daily work when he said to the people who followed him ( John 6:27 ), "Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you.

Much of the work Christ Jesus accomplished during his ministry concerned the human body. He healed it, fed it, protected it, restored it to life and useful activity.

" The king can do no wrong" reads an axiom of jurisprudence which evolved with the establishment of temporal, sovereign authority. This doctrine of the infallibility of the ruler or the government states but the counterfeit conception of the absolute divine authority which belongs exclusively to God.

When an individual is faced with an intricate problem in arithmetic, he can solve it only by applying his understanding of mathematical truths. He must reason correctly step by step until he arrives at the correct answer.