"There are Christ's That Would Deceive"

"There are Christ's that would deceive, if it were possible, 'by the very elect, by instituting matter 
And it's methods in place of God, Mind.'" Misc Writ p175. 


The truth is, you must declare that you have no short comings, 
any mark's that can injure, deform any part of you or mar you; 
not one spot, 
not one single stain; 
no fault; 
no taint; 
no imputation; 
never any disgrace.  


Because, you are made in God's perfect image not the image or images that mortal man advocates! 


God beholds you as such so listen and love his way.  

The body, some past experience or event will sometimes take the shape of a false Christ but it can only limit you or harm you if you chose to give it power.


God and his angel's will always be there to refute, repudiate and defeat the devil's works.  "Angels: God's thoughts passing to man; spiritual intuitions, pure and perfect; the inspiration of goodness, purity, and immortality, counteracting all evil, sensuality, and mortality."  
Science and Health with key to the Scriptures p. 581

5/16/2011 "Soul (God), the All-knowing Architect and Builder"

"Soul (God), the All-knowing Architect and Builder

True concept—

Man: idea of God; spiritual, genuine; perfect; immortal; indestructible; eternal

shows it to be impossible that a material body, though interwoven with matter’s highest stratum, misnamed mind, should be man, — the genuine and perfect man, the immortal idea of being, indestructible and eternal. Were it otherwise, man would be annihilated.

Question. — What are body and Soul?

Answer. — Identity is the reflection of Spirit, the reflection in multifarious forms of the living Principle, Love. Soul is the substance, Life, and intelligence of man, which is individualized, but no in matter.  Soul can nver reflect anything inferior to Spirit. (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy)

Reflection

peace hope humor poise

wholeness harmony goodness beauty balance innocence

humility strength nobility serenity gentleness

quietude reflection brilliance control flexibility

artistry modesty patience

joy inspiration reflection strength intuition immortality spiritual sense morality control

courage agelessness nobility

calmness symmetry quietude

boldness artistry serenity humor purity hope clarity

grace virtue agility"

Soul and Body 2 May 16–22, 2011, Weekly Bible Lesson, mybiblelesson.com, Christian Science Publishing Society, Boston, MA.

My Job to Do

I have a job to do!   My job is expressing to the fullest God’s infinite glory.

I am so grateful to be about doing this job.  I am at-one-with Life and I express abundance, peace, strength, compassion, fellowship, friendship, prosperity, courage; and I have dominion over hatred, belligerence, war, judging, condemning, anxiety, self-will, self-justification, age, blight, poverty, homelessness.

My hope is an expression of expectancy, God's ever present Love.  My joy is a reflection of the trust I place in God. ‘The Lord is good to all (me, my family, my neighbor) and his tender mercies are over me, and mine, and all.’ Ps 145:9

I am deathless, spiritual, because the infinite divine Principle, God, is my true path.  Matter has no claim to me, stomach pain, suffering, heart condition, drugs, past mistakes are the work of mortal man.  And today, right now, I claim my true spiritual heritage.  

“2 | Ezekiel 18:32 I have

I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.”

Probation after Death - 2 Apr. 18–24, 2011, Christian Science Weekly Bible Lesson mybiblesson.com

Isaiah 41:10-13

Isaiah 41:10-13

New Living Translation (NLT)  10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.       Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.    I will strengthen you and help you.       I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.  11 “See, all your angry enemies lie there,       confused and humiliated.    Anyone who opposes you will die       and come to nothing.  12 You will look in vain       for those who tried to conquer you.    Those who attack you       will come to nothing.  13 For I hold you by your right hand—       I, the Lord your God.    And I say to you,       ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you. New Living Translation (NLT)Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Steep Yourself in God Reality

How about some God reality? 

“Steep yourself in God-Reality

Don’t fuss with what is on the table at meal times or in the clothes in your closet are in fashion.  There is far more to your inner life that the food you put in your stomach, more to your out appearance than the clothes you hang on your body.  Look at the ravens, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, carefree in the care of God.  And you count far more.  

Has anyone by fussing before the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch?  If fussing can’t even do that, why fuss at all?  Walk into the fields and look at the wildflowers.  They don’t fuss with their appearance--but have you ever seen color and design quite like it?  The ten best dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.  If God gives such attention to the wildflowers, most of them never even see, don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you?  

What I am trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving.  People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works.  Steep yourself in God-reality, God initiative, God-provisions.  You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.  Don’t be afraid of missing out.  You’re my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom.  

Be generous.  Give to the poor.  Get yourselves a bank that can’t go bankrupt, a bank in heaven far from bank robbers, safe from embezzlers, a bank you can bank on.  It’s obvious, isn’t it?  The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.”  
                                                                                  
                                                                              the Message Luke 12:22-34

This week's Bible Lesson, "Christ Jesus

This weeks Weekly Bible Lesson published by the First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, MA, is entitled "Christ Jesus"  Here is a an exert from the lesson.

" 269:11–25 (to 1st .) Science of Being

Metaphysics is above physics, and matter does not enter into metaphysical premises or conclusions. The categories of metaphysics rest on one basis, the divine Mind. Metaphysics resolves things into thoughts, and exchanges the objects of sense for the ideas of Soul. 

These ideas are perfectly real and tangible to spiritual consciousness, and they have this advantage over the objects and thoughts of material sense, — they are good and eternal.

The testimony of the material senses is neither absolute nor divine. I therefore plant myself unreservedly on the teachings of Jesus, of his apostles, of the prophets, and on the testimony of the Science of Mind."

If you want to read more of this weeks Bible lesson you can go to mybiblelesson.com and download a free copy.  

Blessings Galore

On Wednesday evenings all across the world Christian Science Churches and Societies hold an hour long testimonial meeting.  I attended one in Fresno, CA, last evening that was most inspiring as the topic was on prayer.  

I enjoy the topic of prayer as it is  freshing and rejuvenating.  During a portion of the service the congregation is invited to share personal experiences regarding healing’s they have had through the application of Christian Science.  

The testimonies people share are full of morsels of spiritual inspiration that I take with me that inspire me in my prayer activities in my daily practice of Christian Science.  Last night a testifier sharede how she had just been reading the Christian Science Sentinel’s most recent issue on “Living Church Every Day.”  

She cited the article written by Ethel Baker on p. 22,  and how this article inspired her to think about blessings.  I went the next morning to the Christian Science Reading Room to purchase a copy of the Sentinel as I did not have mine with me.  Here is an exert from the article:

“I recall a time when I had been thinking a great deal about the Bible’s description of man (the true identity of each of us) as made in God’s image, after his likeness (see Genesis 1:26).  I pondered this one day during a 15-minute walk to the subway.

On entering the station, I passed a man at the top of the stairs.  By the time I reached the bottom, I heard him calling to me, ‘I’m sorry.  I’m real sorry.’  When I asked why eh was sorry, he apologized again for something he’d apparently said to me.  I hand’t heard it.

As I thought about this later, I came to the conclusion that the Truth-knowing I’d been doing had had a cleansing effect, making this man feel uncomfortable with what ever unkindness he had apparently spoken, and leaving me untouched by and offense --intended or not.  In a small way, that little bit of ‘rest[ing] upon … divine Principle’ had saved us both.  It was a moment of Church.”  p. 23, Christian Science Sentinel January 17&24

Blessing as one definition puts it is, “God's favor and protection.”  This clearly was demonstrated in this case and in the many testimonies I heard last evening.  For me, a personal blessing was the love and fellowship the congregation gave to me visiting their service.  

I left the service a stranger no more with a sense of gratitude and fondness for the wonderful healing work the members of Second Church of Christ Scientist, Fresno, CA, are doing in each of their personal lives, blessing the communities where they live and work.  

A Church ALIVE!!!!!!!!!