The Bible tells us that Christ Jesus once encountered in a synagogue a man "which had a spirit of an unclean devil." See Luke 4:33-36. It might seem incongruous to find such discord in a place designed for the glory of God. But was Jesus astonished, aghast, angered when this troubled soul confronted him? From the Bible record it does not appear so, even when the troubled man cried out loudly, "Let us alone; ... art thou come to destroy us?"
Today, in our churches, various errors or problems may appear in seemingly intractable or aggressive forms at times. At other times, error of thought is subtle, deceptive, even sophisticated.
What do we do when devilish beliefs are detected in the mental atmosphere of our churches? Do we feel our prayers aren't effective? Do we think, "The Christ, Truth, doesn't come to us as in earlier times" or "We'll never recover from the troubles we're in" or "The anti-Christ has taken deadly aim at us"? Plainly the need is for a better understanding of the constant control of divine Truth and Love. What is our remedy when it is sometimes voiced that inharmony in church is caused by certain persons—by certain members, committees, the executive board, by a Christian Science practitioner, teacher, or lecturer?
