"Let us hear the Conclusion of the Whole Matter."— "Money" in Science. Misconception of the passage, "But be seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" (Matt. vi. 33) holds thought to a material basis. Its real sense turns on the words, "these things,"—in their relation to Jesus' previous discourse.
The paragraph in which this sentence occurs, begins with the declaration, "No man can serve two masters;" and this is emphasized in the words, "Ye cannot be in service unto God and unto Mammon."
A strange prologue to the conclusion, that the seeker for the kingdom of God will receive a bonus in the counterfeit coin of the kingdom of Mammon!—the common interpretation. "Spirit does not know matter; Good does not know evil." How, then, does our heavenly Father know that we are needing material food and clothing? And if "man is spiritual, not will be," can these material things be the "these things" to which Jesus refers? And if we do need them, is the "nothingness of the material world" anything more than empty sound?
