In the study of Christian Science we are faced with the necessity of lifting our thoughts of existence to an entirely new concept of life, to the spiritual reality of being, the new heaven and new earth portrayed in the Scriptures. And in order to comprehend the things of Spirit, we must begin to use the new tongue, or language of Spirit. This requires an elevation of our present language as a whole and of many words in particular. Mrs. Eddy gives a lower meaning and a higher meaning to some words she includes in the Glossary of Science and Health, thus indicating the necessity of translation to convey higher concepts.
Through general usage or material definitions, words may be given lower meanings; and before we can properly use them in explaining Christian Science, we must be sure that we are conveying the exact meaning for our discussion. For instance, the verb "to think" may generally be related to the human brain and to the mechanical, electrical, or chemical process involved. This meaning would render the word unsuitable in discussing metaphysics. But the Bible speaks of God's thoughts. And Mrs. Eddy defines "angels" as "God's thoughts passing to man." Science and Health, p. 581 In view of this fact we must define thinking on a much higher basis and definitely relate it to the divine Mind. In this way it comes closer to the definition of knowing or understanding.
The all-knowing Mind does not go through any process of reasoning in order to arrive at conclusions. God knows His ideas. There is no time process involved in this creative act. Reasoning is a human process which we may need to use in order to come to the metaphysical conclusions that help us to demonstrate the facts of Science. Until we arrive at the clear understanding of Truth that heals instantly, we need the argument that will convince us of the harmony of true being. Hence in our treatments we may reason, argue, affirm, until we come to know and to understand the right ideas, until we come "unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ."Eph. 4:13
