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The theology of Christian Science is aflame with the spirit of the ever-present healing Christ. It is the eternal evidence of Immanuel, or "God with us" —a divine influx of the Holy Spirit, forever unfolding itself as God's law of harmony "in earth, as it is in heaven" ( Matt.

To forget error by blotting it out of thought through the realization of the facts pertaining to spiritual existence is in accord with the teachings of Christian Science. This Science reveals that disease, sin, and all other discords are illusions of material sense and not creations of God, divine Love.

Sacrifice originally meant a material offering to a deity in token of worship or atonement. In modern usage, it generally denotes the giving up of cherished objects for the sake of others.

" The great miracle, to human sense, is divine Love, and the grand necessity of existence is to gain the true idea of what constitutes the kingdom of heaven in man. " So writes Mrs.

The divine decree of man's God-given dominion is recorded in Genesis (1: 26) , "God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. " That which God proclaims is inviolate.

In the seeming struggle between good and evil, the peoples of the Old Testament had experiences which are not unlike those of our present day. Hymn No.

How many thoughtful men and women yearn for a way to reclaim lost opportunities, to restore the emptiness of wasted years, to regain and turn to good account unimproved and bitter moments, which seem forever lost in the unreturning past! To them, Christian Science brings the joyous message of God's eternal law of restoration. Mrs.

In contemplating defense against invasion, one naturally turns his thought toward the meaning of the word "invasion. " In addition to the meaning "encroachment," there is the following enlightening dictionary definition: "The incoming, or first attack, of anything hurtful.

" Good morning. Isn't it a lovely day?" These words of greeting tell of a consciousness filled with happiness and present satisfaction with one's individual surroundings.

Real being is eternal, perfect. That which is perfect is self-sustaining, therefore unlimited, infinite, and eternally harmonious.