Article February 15, 1975 Issue

Inseparable from God

ROBERT F. MELLO

Man's oneness, or unity, with God is a basic teaching of Christian Science. In Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy man is defined as follows: "The compound idea of infinite Spirit; the spiritual image and likeness of God; the full representation of Mind."^{Science and Health, p. 591;} This gains even more significance when we read Mrs. Eddy's definition of God: "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."^{ibid., p. 587;}

Putting these two inspired definitions together, we find that man, His likeness, reflects and embodies all of the characteristics of God. Not just one of them, but all of them. What a glorious thought this is in our search for a better understanding of ourselves and our true identification in today's confusing world!

Jesus knew himself to be the Son of God, but he had difficulty in making others understand this relationship. In response to a question from the Jews, who asked, "If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly," Jesus explained to them that the works he did—the healings he demonstrated—should answer their questions. And to make it even more clear, he said: "I and my Father are one."^{John 10:24, 30;}

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