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Monotheism in Practice as Well as in Theory
To be a monotheist in theory and a dualist in practice would qualify one as a double-minded man, who, James writes in his Epistle, is unstable in all his ways. To such a one he urges (4:8): "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."
Instead of acknowledging one God, dualism claims that the universe is under the dominion of two opposing powers, a good one and an evil one. It considers man to be constituted of two original and independent elements, matter and spirit. This doctrine is so universally accepted that to take issue with it is often to incur the displeasure and opposition of many otherwise like-minded friends, associates, and relatives.
Referring to such opposition, Mrs. Eddy writes in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 127), "We should thank God for persecution and for prosecution, if from these ensue a purer Protestantism and monotheism for the latter days of the nineteenth century."
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September 30, 1961 issue
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Masterful Living
UNA B. WILLARD
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An Extraordinary Promise
HAROLD ROGERS
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Untouched by Evil
JEAN ELSIE SANDERS
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The Healing Touch of Gratitude
ELLEN A. ALBACH
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Man's Perfect, Indestructible Selfhood
JACK A. KRIEGER
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Jean Learns How to Pray
DENICE R. KOCH
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"The Christ treatment"
Helen Wood Bauman
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Monotheism in Practice as Well as in Theory
Ralph E. Wagers
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About three years ago a growth...
Mary Farrish
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I had been left without a ray of...
Golde F. McCoy
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When I was encouraged to...
Oswald E. Muddle
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After my mother had been...
Bettie Lee Knight
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I should like to express my...
Phyllis Marjorie Budd
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I had the privilege of coming...
Florence Hood Johnson
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I was introduced to Christian Science...
Nora A. Baggs
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from S. K. Mitra, W. H. Bourne