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fruits, what will the harvest be, when this Science is
more generally understood?
(Law and gospel)
As Paul asked of the unfaithful in ancient days, so
the rabbis of the present day ask concerning our healing
and teaching, "Through breaking the law,
dishonorest thou God?" We have the gospel,
however, and our Master annulled material law by healing
contrary to it. We propose to follow the Master's
example. We should subordinate material law to spiritual
law. Two essential points of Christian Science are,
that neither Life nor man dies, and that God is not the
author of sickness.
(Language inadequate)
The chief difficulty in conveying the teachings of divine
Science accurately to human thought lies in this, that like
all other languages, English is inadequate to
the expression of spiritual conceptions and
propositions, because one is obliged to use material terms
in dealing with spiritual ideas. The elucidation of Christian
Science lies in its spiritual sense, and this sense must
be gained by its disciples in order to grasp the meaning of
this Science. Out of this condition grew the prophecy
concerning the Christian apostles, "They shall speak with
new tongues."
Speaking of the things of Spirit while dwelling on
a material plane, material terms must be generally
employed. Mortal thought does not at once catch the
higher meaning, and can do so only as thought is educated
up to spiritual apprehension. To a certain extent
this is equally true of all learning, even that which is
wholly material.
(Substance spiritual)
In Christian Science, substance is understood to be
Spirit, while the opponents of Christian Science believe
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