THE idea of God entertained by most people before they find the light in Christian Science, is either entirely vague or an indefinable concept of a magnified man, with the attributes of so-called mortal mind.
On page 465 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy gives seven synonyms for God, in answer to the question, "What is God?" One of these is "Principle." Divine Principle is the source of unchanging, unreversible, ever present, all-powerful law, which governs all reality, and is absolutely binding upon all that exists and comes under its authority.
The fundamentals of mathematics are expressed in the rules by which mathematical problems are solved. Mrs. Eddy writes in her textbook (p. 3): "Who would stand before a blackboard, and pray the principle of mathematics to solve the problem? The rule is already established, and it is our task to work out the solution. Shall we ask the divine Principle of all goodness to do His own work? His work is done, and we have only to avail ourselves of God's rule in order to receive His blessing, which enables us to work out our own salvation."
