Chapter VIII - Footsteps Of Truth
Some lessons from nature
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Nature voices natural, spiritual law and divine Love,
Nature voices natural, spiritual law and divine Love,
but human belief misinterprets nature. Arctic regions,
sunny tropics, giant hills, winged winds,
mighty billows, verdant vales, festive flowers,
and glorious heavens, – all point to Mind, the spiritual
intelligence they reflect. The floral apostles are hiero-
glyphs of Deity. Suns and planets teach grand lessons.
The stars make night beautiful, and the leaflet turns nat-
urally towards the light.
Perpetual motions
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In the order of Science, in which the Principle is above
In the order of Science, in which the Principle is above
what it reflects, all is one grand concord. Change this
statement, suppose Mind to be governed by
matter or Soul in body, and you lose the key-
note of being, and there is continual discord. Mind is
perpetual motion. Its symbol is the sphere. The rota-
tions and revolutions of the universe of Mind go on
eternally.
Progress demanded
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Mortals move onward towards good or evil as time
Mortals move onward towards good or evil as time
glides on. If mortals are not progressive, past failures
will be repeated until all wrong work is ef-
faced or rectified. If at present satisfied with
wrong-doing, we must learn to loathe it. If at present
content with idleness, we must become dissatisfied with
it. Remember that mankind must sooner or later, either
by suffering or by Science, be convinced of the error that
is to be overcome.
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In trying to undo the errors of sense one must pay fully
In trying to undo the errors of sense one must pay fully
and fairly the utmost farthing, until all error is finally
brought into subjection to Truth. The divine method
of paying sin's wages involves unwinding one's snarls
and learning from experience how to divide between sense
and Soul.
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"Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth." He, who
"Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth." He, who
knows God's will or the demands of divine Science and
obeys them, incurs the hostility of envy; and he who
refuses obedience to God, is chastened by Love.
The doom of sin
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Sensual treasures are laid up "where moth and rust
Sensual treasures are laid up "where moth and rust
doth corrupt." Mortality is their doom. Sin breaks in
upon them, and carries off their fleeting joys.
The sensualist's affections are as imaginary,
whimsical, and unreal as his pleasures. Falsehood, envy,
hypocrisy, malice, hate, revenge, and so forth, steal away
the treasures of Truth. Stripped of its coverings, what
a mocking spectacle is sin!
Spirit transforms
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The Bible teaches transformation of the body by the
The Bible teaches transformation of the body by the
renewal of Spirit. Take away the spiritual signification
of Scripture, and that compilation can do no
more for mortals than can moonbeams to melt
a river of ice. The error of the ages is preaching without
practice.
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The substance of all devotion is the reflection and
The substance of all devotion is the reflection and
demonstration of divine Love, healing sickness and
destroying sin. Our Master said, "If ye love me, keep
my commandments."
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One's aim, a point beyond faith, should be to find the
One's aim, a point beyond faith, should be to find the
footsteps of Truth, the way to health and holiness. We
should strive to reach the Horeb height where God is re-
vealed; and the corner-stone of all spiritual building is
purity. The baptism of Spirit, washing the body of all
the impurities of flesh, signifies that the pure in heart
see God and are approaching spiritual Life and its
demonstration.
Spiritual baptism
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It is "easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
It is "easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle," than for sinful beliefs to enter the kingdom of