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eradicate sickness and sin in less time than the old systems,
devised for subduing them, have required for self-establishment
and propagation.
(Two claims omitted)
Anciently the followers of Christ, or Truth, measured
Christianity by its power over sickness, sin, and death;
but modern religions generally omit all but one
of these powers, - the power over sin. We
must seek the undivided garment, the whole Christ, as our
first proof of Christianity, for Christ, Truth, alone can
furnish us with absolute evidence.
(Selfishness and loss)
If the soft palm, upturned to a lordly salary, and architectural
skill, making dome and spire tremulous with
beauty, turn the poor and the stranger from the
gate, they at the same time shut the door on
progress. In vain do the manger and the cross tell their
story to pride and fustian. Sensuality palsies the right
hand, and causes the left to let go its grasp on the divine.
(Temple cleansed)
As in Jesus' time, so to-day, tyranny and pride need to
be whipped out of the temple, and humility and divine Science
to be welcomed in. The strong cords of
scientific demonstration, as twisted and wielded
by Jesus, are still needed to purge the temples of their
vain traffic in worldly worship and to make them meet
dwelling-places for the Most High.
[> MEDICINE
(Question of precedence)
Which was first, Mind or medicine? If Mind was
first and self-existent, then Mind, not matter, must have
been the first medicine. God being All-in-all,
He made medicine; but that medicine was
Mind. It could not have been matter, which departs
from the nature and character of Mind, God. Truth
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