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" If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" ( II Cor. 5:17 ).

Under stress, what student of the Bible has not sometimes found his faith in its validity threatened or even absent? Has he not been faced with the suggestion that because of the centuries intervening since Bible times, he has no personal proof of Biblical authority? Such a suggestion is erroneous, and its falsity may be proved. The revelation of Christian Science gives the true meaning of the Scriptures.

How interesting it is to see the unfoldment of a lovely flower, for instance, a rose. First there is the tight bud with little to reveal the beauty lying within.

One cannot advance very far into the study of Christian Science without running into many passages wherein the words "inspire," "inspiration," and "inspirational" are found. Through prayer and consecration—through a constant communing with God—the receptive thought receives a flood tide of spiritual inspiration, and one feels the healing balm of divine Love pouring into consciousness.

All civilization, to a greater or lesser degree, is subject to and governed by law. Human laws, to the extent that they pattern divine law, stabilize and unify society.

Right thinking is a blessed and beneficent activity of human consciousness, which exercises a liberating influence. The highest form of human thinking is prayer.

The important function of the gates which were set into the walls of ancient cities led to the use of the words "gate" and "gates" as figures of speech in Bible literature. Citizens and friends might freely come and go through the guarded openings, but all gates could be firmly closed against an enemy.

Order is one of the most striking things about our universe. Every planet keeps its place and revolves in its appointed orbit.

How many times during the course of our daily activity do we find ourselves facing complicated and sometimes confusing situations that would defy immediate solution. How often have we wished for simple, direct ways in which to master them.

More and more frequently people are asking, "What is Christian Science?" Its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker Eddy, in answer to the question, " How would you define Christian Science? " says, "As the law of God, the law of good, interpreting and demonstrating the divine Principle and rule of universal harmony" ( Rudimental Divine Science, p. 1 ).