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A quest for the ‘new man’
For the lesson titled "Mortals and Immortals" from May 9-15, 2011
This week’s Bible Lesson, titled “Mortals and Immortals,” is a study in putting off the “old man” and putting on the “new man”—discovering how the lie of mortality yields to the truth of immortality through an understanding of Christian Science. Grappling with these ideas is not easy, but by examining some of the struggles of the early Christian Church to overcome resistance to the truth, we can learn how love and unity can withstand similar opposition today.
Two remarkable statements fortify this effort: “Man in the likeness of God as revealed in Science cannot help being immortal” and “In Science, man’s immortality depends upon that of God, good, and follows as a necessary consequence of the immortality of good” (Science and Health, p. 81, citation 2). As we strive to part from the dreams and vanity that suggest a mortal ego, from the alienation, ignorance, and blindness of the old man (see Eph. 4, cit. 7), it’s reassuring to know that our awakening to immortality is inevitable.
The stories of Stephen and Paul in Sections III–VI paint a vivid picture of sacrifices made for nascent Christianity in the quest for the “new man.” They remind us of the immeasurable debt we owe to the earliest followers of Jesus.
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May 9, 2011 issue
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Letters
Terry Holliday, Debby Bhargava, Sue Sonke, Beatrice Labarthe, Anna Willis
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You can be free of allergies
Steve Graham, Managing Editor, Sentinel, Journal, and Herald
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Airport chapels offer spiritual uplift
Scott McCartney
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Spiritual support for scientific advancements
Colleen Douglass
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A quest for the ‘new man’
Kathleen Collins
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It all began with finding the book
Lyn Smith
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Prayer in church
By Anne Melville
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God’s mothering of all
By Patricia Newman
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Shutting the door on ‘resource grabs’
By Georgianna Pfost
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A healing solution to allergies
By Candace Du Mars
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How have you prayed to address allergies?
Michelle, Sue, Sanna, Helene
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Healed of hay fever
By Margaret Schwartz
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In all seasons
Robin Hoagland
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Freed from a seafood allergy
By Rosalie E. Dunbar
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Nothing in God’s universe could harm me
By Christina Camacho
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In the middle of the garden
Michael Morgan
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A leading role at our healing service
By Lauren Haden
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Who’s in the driver’s seat? God!
Chris K., Chris P.
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Impelled to ‘go and help’
Barbara Waite
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Healed of allergic reaction to cats
Nancy Moon
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Quick healing of seasonal allergy symptoms
Mary Kemper
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Emphysema and complications healed
Philippa Pohl
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Let Love defang hate
From the Editors