Editorial May 15, 1954 Issue

SCIENCE AND ART

Robert Ellis Key

In Christian Science a term frequently used for God is divine Principle, and this Principle is synonymous with divine Love. To those unfamiliar with Christian Science the relationship between Love and Principle may not at first be seen, but when it is realized that a function of Principle—and also a function of Love—is to create and uphold, the connection is clear.

Divine Principle and its divine manifestation, or the Christ, is one, and man as he exists in Christ is therefore one with divine Principle. Mary Baker Eddy writes in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (pp. 465, 466), "Principle and its idea is one, and this one is God, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent Being, and His reflection is man and the universe." Here we have a declaration concerning the oneness of God, Christ, and man, a unity which is so essential to preserve in the practice of Christian Science.

Principle introduces a rule of law, and thus we have a demonstrable Principle, one that can be proved through the divine laws which express it. The divine law and order of Principle is ever present and can be demonstrated in our human experience.

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