When examined in the light of Christian Science, lack is seen to be a result of the mortal belief that somehow, somewhere, God's creation is incomplete and imperfect, and that to make up for this apparent deficiency it becomes necessary to accumulate matter. Beliefs of lack and debt deny certain statements in the Bible such as that in I Timothy 6:17, where Paul speaks of "God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy." And in the Master's parable of the prodigal son the father says to the elder brother, "Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine."
In order to free ourselves from the belief of lack and of the obviously undesirable effects of debt, the denial of God's loving provision must be corrected and replaced by the pure spiritual truth as taught in Christian Science. The remedy for all false thinking and its erroneous results is unfolded in the Bible, especially in the words and works of our great Master, whose unclouded spiritual vision pierced beneath outward appearances, and so enabled him to be our Way-shower in all things. In the prayer given to his disciples, which has since been called the Lord's Prayer, Christ Jesus brings to light the one right way to redeem all debts, the perfect remedy for the erroneous thinking which results in unwarranted indebtedness, when he says, "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." This is spiritually interpreted by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, as follows: "Love is reflected in love" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 17).
Throughout the Bible and the writings of our Leader, we find statements indicating that our debt is that which we eternally owe to God, Life, Truth, and Love. Paul, in his epistle to the Romans, admonishes us, "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law." In the light of Christian Science we accept this loving instruction as reminding us that in proportion to our love for and obedience to God we fulfill the divine law of loving our neighbor as ourselves and expressing good to all mankind.
