Knowledge, it has been claimed, is power. If so, then an inspired comprehension of spiritual truth—of the divine reality of being—must be an awesome force for good. Nearly two thousand years ago, the Master, Christ Jesus, gave a dynamic dimension to such true knowledge when he spoke of it as the great liberator in human experience. "If ye continue in my word," he said, "then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."John 8:31, 32.
Often we may tend to focus our attention primarily on that phrase "know the truth"; yet in the preceding statement, doesn't the Master's "continue in my word" hold something of fundamental importance as well? Is it not the living of what we know that is the real indicator of Christian discipleship? And how much can we actually know until we've properly demonstrated our faith? In the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mrs. Eddy states: "In order to apprehend more, we must put into practice what we already know. We must recollect that Truth is demonstrable when understood, and that good is not understood until demonstrated."Science and Health, p. 323.
To "continue" in the teachings of the Master—to love God with total devotion, to love one's neighbor unconditionally, to heal the sick, to redeem from sin—this is what demonstrates that one's knowledge of divine reality is truly substantial and not merely theoretical.
