IN the spiritual illumination of Christian Science the promise and fulfillment of the Scriptural record become radiantly clear. Even during the long ages when the Bible was in large degree a closed book, the living truths it contains permeated human consciousness, bringing blessings of comfort and cheer in the degree of individual receptivity. Today the Science of the Bible will shine gloriously forth for us, bringing into our lives the fruitage of Truth, if we will bring to bear upon its inspired truths the light of understanding which Christian Science offers us. In her Message to The Mother Church for 1902, Mary Baker Eddy makes this significant statement (p. 4): "Our thoughts of the Bible utter our lives."
As consecrated students of Christian Science we are engaged in the imperative task of learning to know God and of joyously proving and living our increasing understanding. As we come to understand God better, we learn progressively to know man as he really is—spiritual, upright, the dearly beloved son of the Father, who is Love. For this task we find that a clear, penetrating spiritual understanding of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation is essential. For in the illumined Word we find the divine plan made plain and man's place in God's great design clearly defined.
The Bible is indeed a chart—not only for men in general, but for each individual specifically. It is your chart and mine, and in the light of Christian Science its guidance is unmistakable.
