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When the substance of Spirit appears in Christian Science,
the nothingness of matter is recognized. Where
the spirit of God is, and there is no place where God is
not, evil becomes nothing, - the opposite of the something
of Spirit. If there is no spiritual reflection, then
there remains only the darkness of vacuity and not a trace
of heavenly tints.
(Harmony from Spirit)
Nerves are an element of the belief that there is sensation
in matter, whereas matter is devoid of sensation.
Consciousness, as well as action, is governed
by Mind, - is in God, the origin and governor
of all that Science reveals. Material sense has
its realm apart from Science in the unreal. Harmonious
action proceeds from Spirit, God. Inharmony has no
Principle; its action is erroneous and presupposes man
to be in matter. Inharmony would make matter the
cause as well as the effect of intelligence, or Soul, thus
attempting to separate Mind from God.
(Evil nonexistent)
Man is not God, and God is not man. Again, God,
or good, never made man capable of sin. It is the opposite
of good - that is, evil - which seems to
make men capable of wrong-doing. Hence,
evil is but an illusion, and it has no real basis. Evil is a
false belief. God is not its author. The supposititious
parent of evil is a lie.
(Vapor and nothingness)
The Bible declares: "All things were made by Him
[the divine Word]; and without Him was not anything
made that was made." This is the eternal
verity of divine Science. If sin, sickness, and
death were understood as nothingness, they would
disappear. As vapor melts before the sun, so evil would
vanish before the reality of good. One must hide the
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