Editorial July 10, 1978 Issue

A simple, usable rule

Geoffrey J. Barratt

The rule that is simple and provable is the rule of perfection. We find out about what it is and how to apply it in Christian Science. "The Science of being furnishes the rule of perfection, and brings immortality to light,"^{ Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 336;} Mary Baker Eddy explains.

That perfection is a rule, and a usable one, is the sort of claim it's easy to be skeptical about. But if you've never thought about this point before, then be curious rather than skeptical. Because this rule can change the whole course of your thinking and life.

The perfection of God and of man as God's image is a key item of Christian Science. It's a fact we need to remind ourselves of frequently, regardless of how long we've studied Christian Science. If it seems so startling, this is because so much of human reasoning flows from imperfection—and arrives at imperfection. The spiritually scientific way is to begin with the divine and to conclude with the perfect derivative of the divine—that is, immaculate man and unblemished universe.

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