Article December 15, 1917 Issue

In a recent issue, one signing himself "L. B." invites Christian Scientists...

Robert S. Ross

Buffalo (N. Y.) Express

In a recent issue, one signing himself "L. B." invites Christian Scientists to answer these questions: "What is the difference between mere mortals, if we are all sons of God, and the one and only Son of God? How can you separate Jesus from Christ?" Replying thereto, permit me to state that according to the Scriptures God is Spirit. Spirit is the opposite of matter, and admitting that God made all that was made, we cannot avoid concluding that the universe, including man, is in reality not material, but spiritual.

In view of this, materialists will have a difficult time accounting for a material universe and material man. One thing is certain, however, and that is that they cannot reasonably blame these on God. "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy is perfectly consistent in its teaching that the material universe and material man are not real, but represent a false material sense of the spiritual or real universe including man. To admit that mortals are the children of God is equivalent to admitting that material imperfection is identical with its opposite,—Spirit, or perfect Principle. Jesus did not claim that as a human being he was the Son of God. On the contrary, he spoke of himself as "a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God."

It was this truth, or spiritual understanding, transcending the testimony of the so-called material senses, that enabled Jesus of Nazareth so marvelously to arouse himself and others from the belief in matter—with its sin, sickness, and death—that he became known as Jesus the Christ. That Jesus illustrated the Christ, or Truth, and believed it to be possible for others to follow his example, is evident from his own words; for he not only exhorted his followers to do the works that he did, but he went so far as to say, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Truth is demonstrable. This is the touchstone by which sincere seekers for Truth can unfailingly differentiate between true Christianity and mere belief.

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