Editorial July 16, 1938 Issue

Truths Which All Must Learn

Duncan Sinclair

Education of an academic nature is plentifully supplied today, and much of it appears to be valuable in that it helps to meet the temporal, material needs of mortals. But there is something of far greater value than even the best which academic culture can give, namely, instruction along spiritual lines. Application of the knowledge of the natural sciences may aid in making a material sense of existence more pleasant, more comfortable, more endurable, but since it deals with the finite, its effects are necessarily temporary and limited. On the other hand, knowledge of the spiritual, pertaining as it does to the real and eternal, furnishes mankind with the very bread of Life, whereby spiritual strength, moral character, and dependable health are established.

Christian Science is bringing to men the understanding of spiritual truth. Christian Scientists, from their own experience, know the invaluable nature of this truth in building men up in moral rectitude, and in promoting holiness and health. And how does Christian Science begin its great work of spiritual education? By imparting to its students the truth about God and man. Mrs. Eddy writes on page 496 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," "We all must learn that Life is God;" and also (ibid., p. 467), "It should be thoroughly understood that all men have one Mind, one God and Father, one Life, Truth, and Love." Here are stated spiritual truths which are basic, and without which no one can progress spiritually or attain to mastery over the erroneous beliefs which cause the suffering and sorrow incidental to a material sense of existence.

Our Leader, on page 186 of Science and Health, makes another statement of great importance. She says, "Every mortal must learn that there is neither power nor reality in evil." What empowered her to make the discovery of evil's unreality and impotence? Her knowledge of God, the knowledge which Christian Science imparts to mortals. Mrs. Eddy knew God to be infinite good; and she reasoned, accordingly, that the opposite of good—evil—has no real existence. The fact of the unreality of evil may not appear to be an easy one for mortals to accept, because the human race has for so long regarded it as real—as real, indeed, as good. But since God is infinite good, evil assuredly is unreal. There can be no compromising with the truth. God has ever been good—perfect; and His creation—the real spiritual creation—the ever been the reflection of God—perfect, even as it is recorded in Genesis (1:31): "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good."

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