CHRIST JESUS declared and proved the omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence of God in a degree that attracted wide attention wherever he went. His demonstration of dominion over the claims of evil constrains us to conclude that he was continuously conscious of "the power of the Spirit." In the gospel of Luke we read in connection with the beginning of his ministry that "Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee." Moreover, he plainly indicated that this power could be shared by all who would obey the will of the Father.
In Mark's gospel, prefacing the wonderful narrative of the transfiguration, it is stated, "And he [Jesus] said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power." Here is a promise that the kingdom of heaven should come in the lifetime of some of his auditors; and that its coming should be with power. This message is definite in its terms and of great import,—that the understanding which constitutes spiritual consciousness, that is, the kingdom of heaven, is accompanied with power over the false claims of evil in demonstration of man's dominion, which we are assured that God, the Father, gave him.
Mrs. Eddy claimed and proved that '"the power of the Spirit" is available now in just the ways Christ Jesus demonstrated, in overcoming the so-called physical laws—the manifold false manifestations of power—and in destroying all erroneous beliefs and their seeming effects, including sin, sickness, and death.
