Article October 25, 1952 Issue

THE ALL-INCLUSIVENESS OF GOD

MILDRED BYRNE PETERSEN

Occasionally one hears a beginner in Christian Science say, "I can understand God as Life, but it is difficult for me to conceive of Him as Principle." Or another may say, "It is plain to me that God is Mind, but with all the evil that there seems to be in the world, I cannot see that He is also Love."

God is defined by Mary Baker Eddy on page 587 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" as, "The great I am; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence." God so defined is all-inclusive, complete. Of the seven synonyms for God, and their correlative attributes, none stands alone.

A geometric theorem capable of proof is that "the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts." It is likewise demonstrable that "things equal to the same thing are equal to each other." To prove these facts, however, the student of mathematics must understand the fundamentals of geometry. The mathematical fact is not altered because of an imperfect application of its truth.

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