Article July 17, 1978 Issue

Substance versus symbols

LOWELL N. CANNON

In today's world, material possessions and human achievements are widely looked upon as marks of success. But are these, of themselves, substance? To answer this question we first need to understand the nature of true substance.

In Christian Science, substance is understood to be that which is indestructible and eternal. God, Spirit, is substance. God's spiritual creation, man and the universe, reflects the substance of God, good.

Matter, being the opposite or counterfeit of Spirit, is no part of God or His manifestation. Therefore, material things, however real or important they may seem, do not constitute true substance. Only that which is spiritual is substantial.

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