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THE commandment, "Thou shalt not commit adultery" ( Ex. 20:14 ), was as strongly emphasized in the Old Testament as the one forbidding murder.
THE metaphorical symbolism of bread and stones, which Jesus utilized in his much-loved Sermon on the Mount, has a particular import for Christian Scientists in relation to their children. "What man is there of you," Jesus asked, "whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
WHEN understood in the light of the teachings of Christian Science, the origin of man—the image and likeness of God—is seen to have no connection with theories regarding the origin of a material man existent in matter. In reality man is not made up of material elements, nor has he developed from a human embryo.
LISTENING to God is a rewarding activity and is akin to scientific prayer. The Apostle Paul said, "I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also" ( I Cor.
IN Genesis we read: "God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.
PARENTS the world over pray for their children; some pray to idols, some to spirits, some to a corporeal god, and others to the one God, infinite Spirit. Parents who are studying Christian Science pray to God as the one divine Mind.
IN the sixth chapter of Judges, an account is given of the selection of Gideon to deliver the children of Israel from the Midianites. When the angel of God first approached him, the reaction of Gideon was to question why all these misfortunes had come to the Israelites.
ONE day, when I was driving in a small town, I found that I needed to replenish the gasoline supply in my car. However, I made a call in the town, and my thought being concerned with the subject of the call, I forgot to stop at a gasoline station.
LITTLE children have a strong sense of justice. A decision by a teacher or parent which seems to them to be unjust often provokes a howl of outraged protest.
WE are sometimes asked, "How is the world treating you?" Using human logic, we may be quick to conclude either that the world is treating us very well or else very badly. Such a question should prod us to reexamine our customary judgments about the world.