Article December 5, 1959 Issue

"THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD"

RUTH MARNIE MAHNKEN

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul declared of those who had accepted the saving grace of Christ (2:19-21), "Ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord."

What a loving, secure, heavenly abode this passage describes! Perhaps as we read it, we are tempted to think rather wistfully of how difficult it is in this present day to make practical such an assurance.

In a world where misunderstandings among people and nations still seem so serious, where large segments of the population are displaced, and where within our own community pettiness, insecurity, and selfishness often seem so evident, how can we keep from being strangers and prove that we actually live in "the household of God"? We find the answer as we study the words and works of Christ Jesus and of his faithful follower, Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science.

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