Chapter XV - Genesis
Spiritual overture
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A second necessity for beginning with Genesis is that
A second necessity for beginning with Genesis is that
the living and real prelude of the older Scriptures is so
brief that it would almost seem, from the
preponderance of unreality in the entire nar-
rative, as if reality did not predominate over unreality,
the light over the dark, the straight line of Spirit over
the mortal deviations and inverted images of the creator
and His creation.
Deflection of being
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Spiritually followed, the book of Genesis is the history
Spiritually followed, the book of Genesis is the history
of the untrue image of God, named a sinful mortal. This
deflection of being, rightly viewed, serves to
suggest the proper reflection of God and the
spiritual actuality of man, as given in the first chapter
of Genesis. Even thus the crude forms of human thought
take on higher symbols and significations, when scien-
tifically Christian views of the universe appear, illuminat-
ing time with the glory of eternity.
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In the following exegesis, each text is followed by its
In the following exegesis, each text is followed by its
spiritual interpretation according to the teachings of Chris-
tian Science.
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EXEGESIS
EXEGESIS
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Genesis i. 1. In the beginning God created the heaven
Genesis i. 1. In the beginning God created the heaven
and the earth.
Ideas and identities
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The infinite has no beginning. This word beginning
The infinite has no beginning. This word beginning
is employed to signify the only, – that is, the eternal ver-
ity and unity of God and man, including
the universe. The creative Principle – Life,
Truth, and Love – is God. The universe reflects God.
There is but one creator and one creation. This crea-