Article July 20, 1957 Issue

SONS OF GOD

LYDIA CHIN MAHONE

The man of God's creating is spiritual. He cannot be defined as of material or mortal origin. Sometimes one who does not understand the real, incorporeal nature of man may argue that there are those who cannot be looked upon as sons of God. He may say, "I just cannot see how I am going to love this individual; he seems to have so far to go before he demonstrates his divine sonship."

To accept such an argument is to believe that in addition to the spiritual there is another creation —a material creation. John said (I John 3:2, 3): "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure."

Every time a student of Christian Science prayerfully studies the Bible Lesson, outlined in the Christian Science Quarterly, reads the Christian Science periodicals, or attends a lecture on Christian Science, he is aided in purifying his thinking so that he can show forth more of this sonship with God to which John referred. Since God is Spirit and infinitely loving, man has a wonderful heritage.

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