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The Apostle John was banished to the bleak island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea because of his ardent fidelity to the teachings and practice of Christ Jesus. But the authorities could not banish or retard John's inspiration and spiritual thinking.

Man and the universe are perfect because they are created by God who is perfect. However, we are not yet fully aware of this fact and must learn to understand perfection.

The attitude of Christian Scientists towards evil is frequently misunderstood by those unacquainted with the teachings of Christian Science. This attitude is, however, in harmony with that of Christ Jesus.

It is possible to heal the sick in Christian Science only because sickness is unreal to begin with and health is the continuing fact of being, past, present, and future. "If disease is as real as health, and is itself a state of being, and yet is arrayed against being, then Mind, or God, does not meddle with it," writes Mrs.

Christian Science teaches that the spiritual man and universe of God's creating are unchangeably harmonious and complete. While the student of this Science wholeheartedly subscribes to this truth, he soon discovers that a mere intellectual knowledge of the subject, a familiarity with the letter without corresponding spiritual progress, is insufficient to equip him for the demonstration of Science.

In traditional fairy stories, people were often given three wishes. But when they made a wish, they never seemed to be wise enough to know what to wish for, and so they were usually no better off when their wishes had been granted.

God , divine Love, alone creates and governs the universe. As Love is the sole creator, everything comprising creation must be of the nature and substance of Love—good, perfect, and complete.

Is discipline harsh punishment for misdemeanors, or is the objective that of frightening a child into refraining from future misdeeds? Or is discipline, as the original meaning of the word implies, training and practice in proper behavior? In Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy throws light on the subject of discipline when she writes, "The entire education of children should be such as to form habits of obedience to the moral and spiritual law, with which the child can meet and master the belief in so-called physical laws, a belief which breeds disease" ( p.

A Sense of frustration often accompanies a failure to understand man's identity as the image and likeness of God. Anyone who accepts a limited, material concept of man may experience frustration.

Every member of a Church of Christ, Scientist, has felt in some way the healing power of Christian Science. All earnest students have the ability to demonstrate this healing power.