THE aim of Christian Scientists is to prove the truth of these words (I John 3:2): "Now are we the sons of God." Jesus showed us the way to do this, and it is necessary that we gain a true conception of God and man.
On page 587 of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy defines God as, "The great I am; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence." This God is our Father, who is wholly and utterly good.
Christian Science teaches that man, the son of God, is the expression of God. This real man is not a material body with an ego, or mind, of his own. For God is the only Ego, or Mind, and man is His spiritual image and likeness, reflecting God's goodness, and in this sense a giver as well as a getter.
