ST. PAUL, in his epistle to them, assures the Ephesians that he prays for them, that they may "be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; . . . that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." It is not only interesting, it is really important, to the student of Christian Science, that the significance of the term "the inner man" should be clear. What does the apostle mean by it?
Probably the majority of people would be content with referring simply to the human mind or conscience; but it is evident from other passages in his letters that something more profound was in Paul's thought. For instance, in his first letter to them, he asks the Corinthians, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" And he also says elsewhere that Christians are to be renewed in the spirit of their mind.
These and other statements to be found in his epistles imply that Paul was trying to awaken those early Christians to the recognition of their higher spiritual selfhood. The human consciousness must be purified and disciplined before the individual can truly fulfill the requirements of a follower of Christ.
