Editorial February 12, 1927 Issue

On Walking by Faith

Albert F. Gilmore

Students who find in the Scriptures the inspired Word of God endeavor to conform their lives to its mandate. Thus they develop faith in God, who becomes their constant refuge and support. The spiritual truth revealed through inspiration, faith, and intuition becomes to them reality, even though it be not supported by the testimony of material sense. This truth pertains wholly to things which are not seen. It deals with the divine law, or will of God, which harmoniously and eternally governs His universe of spiritual and perfect ideas.

Christian Scientists, as Christian metaphysicians accustomed to think in terms of revealed truth, recognize this spiritual truth as dealing only with reality, with God as Spirit, and with spiritual creation. As these spiritual concepts grow in consciousness, the seeming reality of material beliefs proportionably lessens, until they cease to occupy thought. In setting forth to the church in Corinth his hope of immortal glory, Paul thus asserted his confidence in the actuality of spiritual things: "We are always confident," he declared, "knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (for we walk by faith, not by sight)."

In these brief words the apostle touched upon a fact which is of paramount importance to mankind, the necessity of walking by our assured faith in God and in the immortality of man, the child of God. With those to whom the Christ, Truth, has in some degree been revealed, who have laid hold of the facts of being in their substance and import, proof of the actuality of spiritual existence is complete—nothing is lacking. To them the reality of Spirit and its manifestations is even more assured than are the claims of the physical senses. As one becomes accustomed to think in terms of spiritual truth, faith grows apace, and the facts of being become permanent in consciousness.

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