Most of us have probably emerged from a discussion or debate with ruffled feathers and a sense of confusion because others did not agree with us. It happens frequently in an age when controversial issues abound and lively discussions go on hourly—rap sessions, hearings, conferences.
To put any discussion on a salutary basis, participants are wise to realize that an opinion on any subject is most often a conclusion or judgment held with a certain degree of confidence that one is right, but nevertheless a conclusion often falling short of positive knowledge. Ability to differentiate between essential knowledge and faulty opinion can determine our success in arriving at a solution to a problem.
There was a man who spoke with great authority, and his words were accompanied by actions that proved he was right. What Christ Jesus said, and what he accomplished in the healing of all kinds of problems, was from the basis of positive knowledge. This knowledge stemmed from the understanding of his spiritual unity with God. He said with great simplicity, "I and my Father are one"
John 10:30 Explaining this verse from John, Mrs. Eddy writes, "As a drop of water is one with the ocean, a ray of light one with the sun, even so God and man, Father and son, are one in being."
Science and Health, p. 361
