THE
reasoned eloquence of Job's three friends, their weight of human knowledge impressively delivered and the deductions drawn therefrom, did not impress the listening Elihu.
THE
mistake is sometimes made by students of Christian Science of regarding some particular phase of aggressive mental suggestion as the whole of evil; whereas the specific phase which is under consideration is only a part of the whole.
The
brotherhood of man—how far off the realization of it sometimes seems to be as one contemplates today the struggling, striving world of mortals! As never before in human history do we find in certain quarters racial traits accentuated, national characteristics stressed, all striking at the ideal of the brotherhood of man.
The
teachings of Christ Jesus and of Christian Science leave the student in no doubt that the kingdom of heaven is not won without persistent effort and willing self-surrender.
How often do mortals find themselves facing adverse circumstances which have resulted from ignorance, fear, or sin—evil believed in and practiced! It is as if there were two real but antagonistic powers active in the experience of men—good and evil, with evil apparently often the more powerful of the two, causing sickness, suffering, unhappiness, and ultimately death.
The
accepted purpose of the education of mortals in human knowledge is so to awaken their thought that they may lay hold of true values and be able to refute the worthless and defective.
