No
student of the Bible can fail to be impressed by the emphasis put upon the necessity for full faith in God under all circumstances, expressed in both the precepts and the examples of the prophets, teachers, lawgivers, and leaders of spiritual thought from Abraham to Christ Jesus himself.
The
human mind, itself a simulation, a counterfeit of divine Mind, appears very loath to be instructed out of its fallacies, since by its very nature it partakes of evil and falsity, having no relation to or traffic with Truth, for Truth and falsity never mingle.
When
Christ Jesus said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest," surely he was referring to the sustaining and rest-giving power of the Christ, Truth.
The
joyful progress of Christ's kingdom is picturesquely described by the prophet Isaiah in a passage wherein he uses the familiar figure of the highway, or way, as the means whereby mankind may attain to a state of blessedness: "And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness.
A Careful
study of the life and teachings of Christ Jesus, as set forth in the four gospels, reveals no instance where his acts did not conform with the highest ideals of character which his disciples and followers have come to attribute to this first and greatest Christian.
