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All of us find ourselves more or less in bondage to sensuousness, sin, suffering, and fear, although nearly two thousand years ago Jesus taught us by precept and example what we should do, and refrain from doing, to escape the evils of mortal existence. Most men, however, find the steps leading to salvation too toilsome, because they require much selflessness and overcoming.

" Lord , shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us" ( John 14:8 ). Many people have echoed this plea of Philip's.

In a world swept by doubt and insecurity men are turning with increasing urgency to the Bible for the answer to their problems and the establishment of normalcy in their lives. To such, the calm words of King Jehoshaphat to his people contain both condition and promise ( II Chron.

When some of the people acclaimed Jesus a second Elias or John the Baptist, he questioned his disciples ( Matt. 16: 15 ), "But whom say ye that I am?" Answering his Master's query, Peter, who until then had been called Simon Bar-jona, or son of Jona, replied, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Why should we be grateful for trials? Every trial is essentially a belief of lack; and no one enjoys lack of any kind, be it lack of health, supply, companionship, or any other good thing. Yet the Christian Scientist knows that trials can be steppingstones to spiritual understanding.

In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy defines first the absolute spiritual sense of Church, and then the function of Church as it relates to human experience. The entire definition follows (p.

The promotion of universal equality and freedom through material systems of regimentation is doomed to failure because such methods do not take into account the spiritual facts of being. Instead of freeing men to express their God-bestowed capabilities, these methods stultify individual initiative; instead of unifying men and nations in brotherhood, they estrange them.

Mary Baker Eddy , through the textbook of Christian Science, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and her other published writings on this profound subject, has made available to mankind a knowledge of God, of good, that can be demonstrated in daily life. This demonstration is manifested here and now in health, holiness, abundance, and joy.

Through a spiritual understanding of the Bible we learn that joy—permanent and indestructible joy—is attainable. Isaiah prophesied ( 35:10 ), "The ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Christian Science stands before the world without apology for its teachings. This statement scarcely needs to be made, so proved are the Tenets and practices of the religion founded by Mary Baker Eddy.