Article October 9, 1948 Issue

CLAIMING MAN'S PRESENT IMMORTALITY

DOROTHY EILEEN HEYWOOD-DOVE

Under the marginal heading "The present immortality" Mary Baker Eddy writes in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." the textbook of Christian Science (p. 428); "The great spiritual fact must be brought out that man is, not shall be, perfect and immortal. We must hold forever the consciousness of existence, and sooner or later, through Christ and Christian Science, we must master sin and death." She adds these encouraging words: "The evidence of man's immortality will become more apparent, as material beliefs are given up and the immortal facts of being are admitted."

Christ Jesus' life mission was to bring out this spiritual fact, man's present immortality. Unmoved alike by persecution or by false accusation, the Saviour of mankind pursued his God-inspired mission, uttering dynamic truths accompanied by impressive healing, exemplifying in word and deed the nature and indestructibility of spiritual life.

To those Jews whose antagonism had been aroused by the speedy healing of the sufferer who had lain helpless for many years beside the pool of Bethesda. he made the trenchant observation (John 5:26), "As the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself." His mission and purpose were to reveal and demonstrate the relationship of God and man, Father and Son; to show to humanity the transitional steps to be taken from mortal consciousness to divine understanding; to awaken spiritual perception to the absolute truths of being.

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