Obedience! This word has new significance for us through the teachings of Christian Science.
It is a common complaint, and a very old one, that it is much too difficult to obey all the Ten Commandments or even the rules set down by parents and civil authorities. This complaint is usually accompanied by the belief that there is something to be gained by our ignoring or disobeying the law. We see all about us the unhappy effects of this rebellion against discipline, the destructive results of ignorance of God's intent.
Christian Science is turning mankind to the understanding of God as Love and of His law as the beneficent provision of the heavenly Father for the protection of His children. This Science teaches that reality consists of omnipotent God, Spirit, and His spiritual universe, including perfect man, His reflection, governed by undeviating law. It reasons that lawfulness and strength are inherent in man, that they are God-directed and God-sustained, and that insubordination and weakness are illusions of the carnal mind, which, when recognized and denounced, can be proved powerless.
