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THE Apostle Paul was much concerned that the pure simplicity of Jesus' teachings be preserved inviolate for all time to come. In his second letter to the Corinthian church he said, "I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ" ( II Cor.

Stealing was not normally considered by the Hebrews to be a capital offense; but when stealing was associated with kidnapping, especially with the sale of an individual thus kidnapped, death was indeed the prescribed penalty (see Deut. 24:7).

Teaching in the Christian Science Sunday School is a sacred trust. The Sunday School teacher is a modern apostle, devotedly and joyously engaged in equipping his pupils with the truth of God and of man so that they may go out into the world to meet successfully the intricate problems of the day and carry forth the gospel of healing as revealed in Christian Science.

Mrs. Eddy refers several times in her writings to the desirability, even the necessity, of bringing order into our lives.

In his letter to the Philippians, Paul said ( 3:13, 14 ), "This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. " What an inspiration these words are to the earnest Christian! But one may argue: I see how desirable it is not only to forget what is behind, but also to have the courage to reach forward.

No human circumstance is beyond hope and healing. When the clamor of sickness, sin, discord, or failure comes with such urgency that it overcomes our sense of good, we can be lifted out of fear and despair by trusting in God and His all-inclusive and impartial love.

The metaphysics of Christian Science is effective in increasing the quality and efficiency in group action. Business and community enterprises today are so complex that planning and action are initiated and carried out by groups of specialists.

Man , made in the image and likeness of God, has been compared by Mrs. Eddy to a reflection in a mirror.

Adults are often philosophical about their own problems and afflictions, sometimes priding themselves on their ability to withstand courageously the suffering, woe, and limitation that they mistakenly believe to be part of God's plan for man— a kind of punishment, perhaps, for long-forgotten sins either real or imaginary. But these same adults find it not so easy to be philosophical about the suffering and affliction of little children whom they know to be innocent and for whom Christ Jesus showed such tender affection when he said ( Luke 18:16 ), "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

An attorney before taking a case to defend someone accused of violating the law finds it expedient to weigh all pertinent facts in order to determine if there is sufficient evidence to enable him to defend the client satisfactorily. He also consults his law books for some precedent for his defense of the case.