Article July 17, 1965 Issue

Man Is Spiritual, Not Material

[Of Special Interest to Juniors]

MARY FOX PUMPHREY

The Bible gives us two versions of the creation of man. The first chapter of Genesis tells of spiritual man, whom God, Spirit, made in His own image and likeness. And the second chapter of Genesis tells of material man, whom the Lord God formed from the dust of the ground.

Regarding these two concepts of man, the Apostle Paul says (Eph. 4:22-24), "Put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and ... put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." And on page 300 of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy tells us, "So far as the scientific statement as to man is understood, it can be proved and will bring to light the true reflection of God—the real man, or the new man (as St. Paul has it)."

One Sunday morning in a Christian Science Sunday School a teacher talked to her class of boys and girls on the subject of man. After referring to the statements concerning man mentioned above, she had the class open their copies of Science and Health to page 475, where Mrs. Eddy answers the question, "What is man?" The pupils took turns reading the answer to this important question.

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