With his profound trust in Truth, Christ Jesus had no misgiving as to the effect of an understanding of Truth upon humanity. Speaking in a parable, he said, according to the thirteenth chapter of Matthew, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened." He saw the kingdom of heaven, the reign of spiritual harmony, gradually yet surely being established on earth; and this showed he was convinced that ultimately all error, all the evil which at times appears to be so real to men, will have vanished away. And this would be brought about by the truth he taught, the truth about God and His relationship to His children.
Christian Science throws great light on the subject of the coming of the kingdom of heaven on earth. It is imparting to its students an understanding of Truth, God, which is flawless, and is teaching them how this understanding displaces false belief, thus leavening human consciousness and bringing about harmony. Mrs. Eddy writes on page 166 of "Miscellaneous Writings," "Like the leaven that a certain woman hid in three measures of meal, the Science of God and the spiritual idea, named in this century Christian Science, is leavening the lump of human thought, until the whole shall be leavened and all materialism disappear."
What, more particularly, does "the Science of God"—Christian Science —teach that is so potent for good? It declares, among other great truths, that since God is infinite good, good alone is real. Consequently, evil must be unreal. Thus, all the evil that appears to be in the world, now or in the past, has not the least trace of reality about it. When mortals, therefore, indulge in evil, they are deluded. Not that they do not suffer from evil doing; for as sure as men sin, they reap the penalty of their folly in some way or other. They may be likened to children who believe erroneously that twice three is seven. Should they practice the error in any connection, the result will be detrimental to them.
