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We learn in Christian Science always to have full faith in the omnipotence of God, good, and to realize the consequent utter absence of power, presence, or reality in His seeming opposite—evil, error, disease, discord, death. The student of Christian Science, therefore, when confronted with any manifestation of the "adversary," described by Peter as the devil, who walks about as "a roaring lion" ( I Pet.

    Truth is attractive. It needs only to be loved sincerely and presented confidently to make its appeal.

" Love impels good works. " This declaration is made by Mrs.

A Christian Scientist may announce, "Now I am going to read the lesson. " He will profit from this activity to the extent that he actually means by his remark, "Now I am going to study the Lesson Sermon.

It becomes increasingly clear to the student of Christian Science that his understanding of this final revelation of Truth is closely linked to his understanding of its revelator, Mary Baker Eddy. Not just once but a number of times I have gained greater understanding of God's plan of salvation while contemplating one or more of the biographical works concerning Mrs.

Many nations are today much concerned about their defenses. In the military field they are spending many billions for this purpose.

A Good citizen is one who abides by the laws of the country in which he lives; and, by his obedience, the laws of his country protect him. One's higher sense of habitation is the recognition of the spiritual fact that man, God's likeness, lives in the kingdom of God.

In the third chapter of John's Gospel we read that Nicodemus questioned Jesus' statement about being born again. Jesus answered: "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

The use of the two-edged sword of prayer and scientific demonstration, of spiritualization of thought and its practical effects, underlies effective church work. Principle and proof, prayer and demonstration, go hand in hand.

Students of Christian Science are grateful for their increasing measure of understanding that man and the universe actually are the products of God, the only causative Mind. But to think of cause simply in terms of the past is misleading.