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single period or of a limited following. As time moves
on, the healing elements of pure Christianity will be fairly
dealt with; they will be sought and taught, and will glow
in all the grandeur of universal goodness.
(Imitation of Jesus)
A little leaven leavens the whole lump. A little understanding
of Christian Science proves the truth of all that
I say of it. Because you cannot walk on the
water and raise the dead, you have no right to
question the great might of divine Science in these
directions. Be thankful that Jesus, who was the true demonstrator
of Science, did these things, and left his example for
us. In Science we can use only what we understand. We
must prove our faith by demonstration.
One should not tarry in the storm if the body is freezing,
nor should he remain in the devouring flames. Until
one is able to prevent bad results, he should avoid their
occasion. To be discouraged, is to resemble a pupil in
addition, who attempts to solve a problem of Euclid, and
denies the rule of the problem because he fails in his first
effort.
(Error destroyed, not pardoned)
There is no hypocrisy in Science. Principle is
imperative. You cannot mock it by human will. Science is a
divine demand, not a human. Always right,
its divine Principle never repents, but maintains
the claim of Truth by quenching error.
The pardon of divine mercy is the destruction of error. If
men understood their real spiritual source to be all blessedness,
they would struggle for recourse to the spiritual
and be at peace; but the deeper the error into which mortal
mind is plunged, the more intense the opposition to
spirituality, till error yields to Truth.
(The hopeful outlook)
Human resistance to divine Science weakens in proportion
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