Article September 13, 1982 Issue

Resurrection is for everyone

PAUL AGNEW RANDALL

Christ Jesus' crucifixion was the consummate self-sacrifice made in behalf of humanity. Without question, if Jesus had not faced and conquered death, as he did on Calvary and in the tomb, the world would be without this decisive, guiding example of the reality of everlasting life.

In humble gratitude to the Saviour, Christ Jesus, modern-day disciples are roused to inquire about the deeper significance not only of his crucifixion but of his resurrection as well. Christian Science explains that the Master presented for our benefit a spiritual exemplification of man's God-given dominion over death, of man's immortal being and life. Viewed in this light, resurrection signifies spiritualized thinking transcending and superseding material belief about man. As metaphysically interpreted in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, "resurrection" is: "Spiritualization of thought; a new and higher idea of immortality, or spiritual existence; material belief yielding to spiritual understanding."^{Science and Health, p. 593.}

Our task today as Christians is to demonstrate resurrection through the progressive spiritualization of thought. Victory over corporeality is won by our becoming conscious of man's perfection in Spirit, thereby overcoming aches and pains; physical overaction, inaction, and reaction; and ultimately even death itself. Reaching a higher view of the Christ, we begin to comprehend the immortality of Life, God, and apply this glorious perception of infinite being to ourselves and others. Resurrection, therefore, leads to salvation from all evil, including redemption from any consciousness of existence that is less than Godlike.

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