Article April 7, 1951 Issue

"THIS ORIGINAL MAN"

JOHN M. TUTT

In her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy refers to Jesus as "this original man." On page 286 she writes, "Physical causation was put aside from first to last by this original man, Jesus." The entirely new and different conception of Jesus, ultimating in the virgin birth, did away with fifty per cent of the matter accompaniment and initiated a disregard of physical causation which to the last marked his unwavering course from cradle to cross to ascension and fully established his originality.

Indeed, of what other individual in all history can it be said that he put aside physical causation from first to last? That Mrs. Eddy in this statement makes no mere rhetorical declaration, but sets forth an exact coverage of facts, is substantiated by the closest study of the details of Christ Jesus' teachings and life as recorded in the Gospels. He never called any man his father, but always acknowledged God to be his source, and that source to be spiritual, not material. While acknowledging his material mother, he reminded her that he must be about his Father's business. His devoted attention to the things of the Spirit as primary enabled him to be a perfect son, and he showed his love of and loyalty to his mother and the family to the end.

His every healing and saving act, every so-called miracle he performed, his frequent escapes from men and forces intent upon harming and destroying him, the entire program he followed in fulfillment of prophecy, was a putting aside of physical causation. And it furnished indisputable evidence that the Christ, which came to the flesh in Christ Jesus, operates only through spiritual power and by disregard of physical cause and effect.

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