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The full appearing of the spiritual idea in the advent of Christ Jesus brought to mankind the way of complete deliverance from the bondage of the flesh. In this appearing the coincidence of the divine with the human is seen.

It is probable that many have paused in their daily round of duties to ask "What is life? What is the purpose of being? What can I do to find my fullest and best expression of life?" Christian Science answers the riddle of human existence in the words of Christ Jesus, who said ( John 17:3 ), "This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. " Life, as he defined it, is the knowledge or understanding of God and of the ideal man, which Jesus demonstrated.

Jesus gave his students the guide to effective practice of his teaching in these words ( Matt. 13: 52 ): "Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

Colleges, business firms, manufacturing plants, and even the armed services give courses in what is today called orientation for the purpose of helping newcomers to ascertain and understand their position in relationship to place, people, time, and new ideas, as well as to adjust themselves to them. In human experience it is recognized that success in any line of work largely depends upon the worker's ability to capably earn his daily bread; that is, to work effectively or, if he is a student, to comprehend the content of the courses in which he is enrolled.

To the great questions ( Jer. 23:23, 24 ), "Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?

In her Message to The Mother Church for 1900, Mary Baker Eddy states ( p. 2 ), "The song of Christian Science is, 'Work— work—work—watch and pray.

Throughout the textbook of Christian Science, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, we find what may be called signposts bearing unmistakable directives for leading the sincere seeker to greater heights of spiritual understanding. Not only must these signs be carefully read, but they must be followed without deviation.

God, through Christ, is continually imparting to humanity a message of love and healing. In the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy writes as follows ( p.

There has probably never been so much time, thought, and money devoted to education as there is today. There has been a wide extension of educational benefits, and improved methods of teaching have been adopted in many lands.

Perhaps no spiritual fact is more generally accepted than the ever-presence of God. The very acknowledgment of a Supreme Being implies His omnipresence.