SPIRITUAL man, God's perfect image and likeness, is forever free, intelligent, active, manifesting his harmonious sonship with the Father. As students of Christian Science study the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and through constant correction of thought free themselves from depressing, unreal mortal beliefs, false arguments, and apprehensions, consciously recognizing the fact that man dwells permanently in eternal Spirit, their thinking unfolds to the point of rational reliance on God. They are thus enabled to resist the suggestions of mortal mind which would prevent their lawful progress and realization of God's boundless affluence.
Our Leader says (Science and Health, p. 406), "Resist evil—error of every sort—and it will flee from you." She also says (ibid., p. 223): "Spiritual rationality and free thought accompany approaching Science, and cannot be put down. They will emancipate humanity, and supplant unscientific means and so-called laws." How important it is, then, for us, when desiring emancipation from unreal errors, not to yield to irrational fear, panic, discouragement, or any other of the many forms of erroneous mental argument.
All the misery in the world results from incorrect thinking. All suffering and bondage, of whatever character, is attributable to lack of the conscious realization that God is all Life, all Truth, all Love; that He is the only cause and creator, intelligence, and preserver of man, the All-in-all, ever affording limitless succor and healing for every ill. Because God fills all space He is now and ever our refuge, strength, and comfort, in whatever distress or predicament we may find ourselves.
