Upon
no one of his many important precepts did Christ Jesus place more emphasis than upon the necessity of drawing a clear distinction between the Spirit and the flesh,—that is to say, between Truth and error, between reality and unreality.
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.
