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The words found on page 468 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" in what is known as "the scientific statement of being" have revolutionized human thought in a major degree. This statement presents a new concept of Deity and of the universe of reality, and accordingly has revolutionized the basis of the world's religions.

These two brief epistles are here considered together, since it is generally held that their authors were brothers, who also were numbered among those who are described as "the brethren of the Lord. " We learn from Matthew's Gospel ( 13:55 ) that Jesus had four brothers—who may have been, as many suppose, children of Joseph by a former marriage, being thus more strictly "half-brothers" of the Master.

The philosophy of Christ Jesus involved a practical idealism. So effective was the Master's spiritual deliberation that he could permanently heal all manner of sickness, sin, disease, and physical impairment.

Today air-line pilots fly their planes from point to point in accordance with a radio direction beam. This may be taken to illustrate the light of Christian Science, by means of which material discords, such as sin, sickness, lack, and so forth, attempting to separate us from the one Mind, are avoided.

In the first chapter of Genesis it is recorded: "The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Students of Christian Science regard their obligations not as burdens, but as opportunities to demonstrate Christian Science. They recognize that each problem presents an opportunity for spiritual unfoldment Knowing that the infinite resources of divine Mind are ever present, they confidently expect to discern the right ideas which will enable them to fulfill their moral, financial, and spiritual obligations.

There are many today who are looking for a refuge from the tempest of present world events. They are groping in the darkness for someone or something that will lead them out and plant their feet on a firm foundation.

One of the vital concerns of the business man—be he engineer, executive, or salesman—is production. Production must be kept up or there will be stagnation in the business cycle, with resulting unemployment and distress.

Many of those who take up the study of Christian Science do so in the hope of being healed of some physical disorder, disability, or disease which medical practitioners have failed to cure. That this hope is fully justified is proved in the case of thousands of individuals who, having turned to Christian Science for relief from discordant conditions, have been healed.

The Bible abounds with beautiful accounts of the deliverance of men and, in some instances, an entire army of men, from grave peril through the power of God as expressed by His angels. In some pictures in old versions of the Bible, angels are portrayed as human beings with wings.