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" Self-Abnegation , by which we lay down all for Truth, or Christ, in our warfare against error, is a rule in Christian Science. " This challenging statement on page 568 of Science and Health by Mrs.

The mission of Christ Jesus, climaxed by his resurrection and his ascension above materiality, was the good news of the first century of the Christian era. It was told and retold by apostle and disciple.

Among the basic and far-reaching facts of Christian Science is this: that Spirit, God, always sustains Life and that matter never does. Mrs.

" Only through radical reliance on Truth can scientific healing power be realized," Mrs. Eddy writes on page 167 of Science and Health.

What greater privilege could there be than that of seeing God? This privilege is denied no one. Christ Jesus taught, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God" ( Matt.

Instinctively one prays when he is in difficulty. In so doing, is he not indicating some semblance of belief in a higher power which he intuitively feels is present to help? Is he not responding to his real, spiritual nature, to belief in reality, to faith in the existence of God? Some prayers are answered; some are not.

How encouraging it is to witness the change of thought in a friend or neighbor when he accepts his true relationship to God as His beloved son and reflection! When Mrs. Eddy received the revelation of Truth, she saw clearly that God's allness and ever-presence are made manifest through man, His image and likeness.

Mrs. Eddy defines "angels" in Science and Health as, "God's thoughts passing to man; spiritual intuitions, pure and perfect; the inspiration of goodness, purity, and immortality, counteracting all evil, sensuality, and mortality" ( p.

Practice is the application or use of knowledge. To illustrate: one who gains a knowledge of the basic rules of mathematics and uses this knowledge correctly solves his mathematical problems.

We all love the message with which Christ Jesus comforted his disciples when he said ( John 14:27 ), "Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. " In the Bible, as in present-day literature, the word "heart" is frequently used to signify one's innermost thoughts or feelings, one's mental attitude.