When
Jesus told those Jews who believed on him, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," they affirmed that they were "never in bondage to any man.
Since
it is understood by Christian Scientists that, in belief, mortals exist in an atmosphere of mortal thinking, rather than in a material environment, the necessity for protecting their thinking against prevalent world beliefs is obvious to them.
When
Abram parted from Lot at Beth-el, he said, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.