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(More than profession required)
This indicates the distance between the theological and
ritualistic religion of the ages and the truth preached by
Jesus. More than profession is requisite for
Christian demonstration. Few understand or
adhere to Jesus' divine precepts for living and
healing. Why? Because his precepts require the disciple
to cut off the right hand and pluck out the right eye,
- that is, to set aside even the most cherished beliefs
and practices, to leave all for Christ.
(No ecclesiastical monopoly)
All revelation (such is the popular thought!) must come
from the schools and along the line of scholarly and ecclesiastical
descent, as kings are crowned from a
royal dynasty. In healing the sick and sinning,
Jesus elaborated the fact that the healing effect
followed the understanding of the divine Principle and
of the Christ-spirit which governed the corporeal Jesus.
For this Principle there is no dynasty, no ecclesiastical
monopoly. Its only crowned head is immortal
sovereignty. Its only priest is the spiritualized man. The
Bible declares that all believers are made "kings and
priests unto God." The outsiders did not then, and
do not now, understand this ruling of the Christ; therefore
they cannot demonstrate God's healing power.
Neither can this manifestation of Christ be comprehended,
until its divine Principle is scientifically
understood.
(A change demanded)
The adoption of scientific religion and of divine healing
will ameliorate sin, sickness, and death. Let our
pulpits do justice to Christian Science. Let
it have fair representation by the press. Give
to it the place in our institutions of learning now occupied
by scholastic theology and physiology, and it will
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