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Too often people believe they are governed by persons rather than by God. Therefore they may find themselves in subjection to personal minds, wills, plans, and purposes.
A promise of Christ Jesus and one of the basic precepts of Christian Science practice is, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " John 8:32; Christian Scientists speak of knowing the truth when they pray.
Rising above the grasp of mortality seems to be a personal struggle, but, spiritually viewed, it is the impersonal dawning and steady unfoldment in individual consciousness of the revelation of God's allness. Being "born again" was the way Jesus described it.
Spiritual inspiration and understanding are necessary in order to give help in Christian Science. We gain them as we hold to the real selfhood of man.
Two extremes of behavior affect humanity today. First, lawlessness and violence—and most people are aware of this.
It wasn't too long ago that automobile tires were easily punctured by sharp objects, often resulting in mishaps and inconvenience. When the automobile tire industry invented a puncture resistant tire, it revolutionized the manufacturing of tires.
In joyful acknowledgment of divine goodness, Paul wrote, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. " II Cor.
It is vital to the welfare of every individual to understand the meaning of being a law to himself. In Christian Science one learns he can indeed be a law to himself, and as he demonstrates this standpoint, he is protected from sickness, sin, and the maliciousness of mortal mind.
There is a fable that a small spider was accidentally shut in the back of a watch. Its position appeared hopeless.
Hanging on a wall of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is the large canvas by Paul Gauguin with the long title, "D'où venons nous? Que sommes nous? Où allonsnous?" (Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?) It shows groups of islanders Gauguin painted in Tahiti. They are in different poses indicating contemplation, wonderment, resignation.