One
of the strongest tendencies of the so-called mortal or carnal mind is its love for sympathy—an intense desire to have its joys and sorrows known and shared by others.
Beginners
in the study of Christian Science, as well as some of those who have for a time been familiar with its teachings, are sometimes heard to ask, Where shall I begin?
Through
Christian Science the facts about God and man have been presented to mankind in terms so clear and cogent that all may understand; and, moreover, through actual demonstrations, conclusive beyond argument, proof of the truthfulness of its teachings has been adduced.
When
Paul writes to the Corinthians, "Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity [love], it profiteth me nothing," he presents a view not yet universally accepted on the subject of human service.
Above
all the disciples of Christ Jesus, except the beloved apostles themselves, it seems certain that Paul was most successful in bringing home to his auditors and readers the great importance of the Nazarene's message.
Many
men either consider that they are weighed down with responsibility for themselves and others, or else they imagine they can shift all obligations on to their fellow-men and thereby free themselves from all responsibility.
