There
are few passages of Scripture that are richer in intimations than the word of the Lord spoken by Isaiah, saying, "Come now, and let us reason together.
The
return of "Thanksgiving" is sure to prompt the most of us to think, rather more definitely and enumeratively than we are wont, of blessings in hand which render our celebration of this event not only a privilege but a duty.
In
the study of the Old Testament we find that the word sanctuary was used to describe the temple at Jerusalem, and more specifically what was known as "the holy place.
Each
year, as the time for the annual election of readers and other officers of the branch churches approaches, many letters are received at this office, asking that something be said editorially in the Sentinel which will be of assistance in solving the many problems which seem to present themselves in connection with this important phase of church government.
It
is very interesting to students of Christian Science to trace the working out of the spiritual idea in human consciousness through its symbolic presentation as found in the Jewish ceremonial law, and then in the more direct statements of the prophets, up to the practical presentation of divine Principle in the ministry of Christ Jesus.
We
occasionally hear the remark from outsiders that Christian Science is not a spiritual religion, because from their point of view the emphasis is largely laid upon physical healing.
In
the ninth chapter of Luke is recorded the sending forth of the twelve disciples whom Jesus had selected, and although his instructions to them are given in some detail in this and other chapters of the gospels, it is noticeable that the real purpose of their going forth is stated in a single terse sentence, namely, "And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick"—truly a momentous mission succinctly stated.
