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Christ Jesus promised ( John 5:24 ), "He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. " In the face of this glorious promise, how can mankind mutely accept the evidence of death as unavoidable and inevitable? It is only animal magnetism, mesmerism, or ignorance of God which would keep us from demanding of ourselves that we learn the way to overcome death.

" Mind is not helpless. Intelligence is not mute before non-intelligence.

" Eternity, not time, expresses the thought of Life, and time is no part of eternity. One ceases in proportion as the other is recognized.

" Transcending the evidence of the material senses, Science declares God to be the Soul of all being, the only Mind and intelligence in the universe. " To make practical these words by Mary Baker Eddy in "Unity of Good" ( p.

The day Christ Jesus stopped at the shore of the Sea of Galilee and asked Simon Peter and Andrew to become his followers, they were busy at their tasks as fishermen. Had they been guided by human will, they might have replied that they did not want to leave their relatives, friends, or home; or they could have objected to giving up a familiar occupation for an untried way of life; or they might have expressed doubt that they would be equal to the work ahead of them as disciples of the Master.

The Magna Charta of Christian Science, which appears in Mary Baker Eddy's work entitled "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany," was first published in the Journal of June, 1904. It reads as follows ( pp.

To admit that Christ Jesus is the Son of God, and that his crucifixion and resurrection served to teach mankind the way of salvation, has value in lifting thought above sin. However, mere admission of the great work of the Master and of the power of the Christ to heal and save is not enough to save the sinner from the suffering coincident with sin.

" Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling The wind is passing through. " So sang a poet.

Students of Christian Science are daily rejoicing that they can learn of God from the inspired Word of the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and need not be driven to find Him through suffering. However, if the need of mortals does consist of chastenings in order that they may be inspired to advance spiritually, the very action of Christ, Truth, in human consciousness will uncover obstacles to progress and bring to the surface hidden errors that must be overcome in order for one to be blessed, healed, and exalted.

The question which concerns us most is, What is reality? And this involves the further questions, What is existence, and whence my own identity? Empirical knowledge—knowledge built upon the testimony of the physical senses—does not hold the answer, but the Science of Christianity, as lived and taught by the Master, Christ Jesus, does. In this Science God reveals Himself.