Religion
has always admitted that there should be not merely a distinction between right and wrong, but a separation between good and evil, so far as it is possible to establish this on the human plane.
A fundamental
of the existence and continuance of the branch churches of the Christian Science denomination is that they shall have a democratic form of government, which of course means that in general they shall be governed by the entire membership, and not by one person or by a small coterie.
To
grow more spiritually wise is to grow more discriminating, more scientific in our thought, and one of the most fundamentally corrective and broadly illuminating contributions made by Christian Science to the truth seeker is its new and provably true definition of nature, of God's universe, and of life.
All
civilized peoples as well as individuals undoubtedly desire progress, but few are willing to pay the price it demands in the way of tireless effort and unshrinking self-sacrifice.
People
who begin their acquaintance with Christian Science by attending the church services, are usually impressed first with their simplicity and dignity.
In
the fourth chapter of Luke's gospel we read of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness, his complete victory over the world, the flesh, and evil, then his entry upon his earthly ministry.