It
is deeply interesting to note the many references to light which are to be found in the Scriptures, the word being constantly used therein to express the presence of Deity.
It
has occasionally happened that Christian Scientists, in changing from their old beliefs about religion and the observance of certain forms and ceremonies belonging thereto, have become just a little bit unsettled in regard to the proper observance of the Sabbath day.
Nothing
is more noticeable, in studying the words of Christ Jesus, than the fulness and finality with which he expressed himself in a few words, and this is well illustrated in that remarkable saying to his disciples, "Ye are the salt of the earth.
In
the fourth chapter of I Corinthians, Paul warns his readers against being "puffed up," and then he asks the searching question which we may each ask ourselves with profit, "Who maketh thee to differ from another?
What
seems to be the chief stumbling-block in the minds of many people, when it comes to the acceptance of Christian Science, is an unwillingness to trust God, cut loose from all material dependences and lean wholly on the divine promises.
If
people in general were asked which of the ten commandments they considered most important, there would probably be many different answers, though it is likely Christian Scientists would say that obedience to the first, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," would include obedience to all the others.
The
teaching of Christian Science respecting the unreality of evil has startled a great body of complacent thought into an activity which brings to many professed Christians a distinctly new experience.
One
of the things which seems particularly to impress and is frequently remarked by visitors at a church service of Christian Scientists, is the general air of peace and happiness with which they are surrounded.
There
is no quest which so holds the interest of all humanity as that which promises to reveal man's immortality, or even continued existence after the change called death.
