Chapter II - Imposition and Demonstration
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upturned to a lordly salary, and architectural power –
upturned to a lordly salary, and architectural power –
making dome and spire tremulous with beauty, that
turns the poor and stranger from the gate, shuts the
door on Christianity. It is a skeleton of religion that
requires a doctor of physic to save the body and a doc-
tor of divinity to save what? immortal Soul that is
already saved. This is not having "Christ in you the
hope of glory," nor does it cast out devils and heal the
sick; the manger and cross tell in vain their story to
pride and prejudice. Taking wealth, popularity and
sensuality by the right hand, takes God by the left,
and palsies that hand, making moral lepers instead of
Christians. Hear our Master's words on this subject,
"Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Ministers should
make the pulpit the rostrum of Truth, whipping creeds
and pride out of their synagogues to let in humility and
the science of God, using those strong arguments, cords,
that Jesus twisted together to scourge out of synagogues
the money changers and make them temples of Truth.
The prophet of to-day beholds in the spiritual horizon
the bow of promise; the demonstration of Christianity
that our Master gave, is again required, and no other
"sign shall be given you." Christianity brings with it
a phenomenon that will be misinterpreted by the mate-
rial age in which it appears, because it is the phenom-
enon of Soul, and not matter, that personal sense can-
not comprehend, but when spiritually discerned will
be found to destroy sickness, sin and death. Creeds,
doctrines and beliefs do not express it, much less can
they demonstrate it; we must understand God to de-
monstrate Truth. Jesus of Nazareth, the fittest teacher
of mankind, possessed this understanding; but the
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scorning Rabbi, the rival Pharisee, Gethsemane and the
scorning Rabbi, the rival Pharisee, Gethsemane and the
cross were ready to devour him.
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Over eighteen centuries ago the mere religionist was
Over eighteen centuries ago the mere religionist was
willing to hail Christ, Truth, with pomp and sceptre,
but it came not thus, and though the modern scourge
is a scoff, instead of the lash, the doors of some
churches are quite as effectually closed against Christ
to-day as then. Truth bids man watch, but is there
guard or control held over personal sense by mere re-
ligionists? The Christianity of Jesus was the science
of being; it destroyed Sickness, sin, and death, denied
personal sense, bore the cross, and reached the right
hand of God, even the perfect Principle of man. Our
Master, meekly, and yet as a victor bore the mockery
of his self-conscious God-being. "He maketh himself
as God," was the foundation of all accusations against
him; and the indignities he met, his followers must now
meet, until this Truth is understood. He overcame the
world, temptations and sins, proving their nothingness.
He wrought through the science of being, the example
of salvation from sin, sickness, and death, and estab-
lished the proof that he was Christ, and that Christ is
God, the Soul and Life of man.
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Every good word and work of our Master evoked
Every good word and work of our Master evoked
but denial, ingratitude, and persecution, from sensual-
ism and malice. Of the ten lepers he healed, but one
returned to give God thanks, that is, to acknowledge
the Principle that healed him, therefore, but one inter-
preted his healing aright; and yet he wrought on for his
enemies. He felt their sicknesses, but more he felt
their sins. Despised and rejected of men, yet returning
blessing for cursing, his spirituality must destroy their