Editorial April 19, 1930 Issue

Overcoming Worldliness

Duncan Sinclair

Writing to the Christians at Rome, Paul said, "Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Obviously, to the apostle the world meant something which had to be overcome. This something was materiality; and the overcoming had to be accomplished through the renewing of the mind, or spiritualization of thought.

Paul was a faithful apostle, his constant effort being to bring the revelation of Christ Jesus to men, in order to free them from the bondage of the material senses. He followed closely in the footsteps of the Master, who had so inspiredly taught the truth about God, telling of the Father's love, and proving that an understanding of divine law enabled whoever possessed it to heal disease and sin, and to overcome lack and sorrow, Jesus' spiritual understanding gave him dominion over material sense, and this dominion was demonstrated in the healings he brought about during his ministry among the children of men.

It might be said that Jesus' aim was to overcome all worldliness, all materiality. The Christian Scientist is assured that he accomplished his aim so far as he himself was concerned. Did not he say to his disciples before he left them, in that wonderful address by which he sought to comfort them, "The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me"? And, later, "In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world"? His victory over the grave, followed by his ascension, proved the truth of his words. During his ministry on earth Jesus never lost sight of the goal at which he aimed—the overcoming of all worldliness. His every thought, his every act, was subject to the Christ: his life, accordingly, conformed perfectly to the truth about the Son of God, man's perfect spiritual selfhood.

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