Chapter XI - Some Objections Answered
Full fruitage yet to come
349:1
ent fruits, what will the harvest be, when this Science is
ent fruits, what will the harvest be, when this Science is
more generally understood?
Law and gospel
349:3
As Paul asked of the unfaithful in ancient days, so
As Paul asked of the unfaithful in ancient days, so
the rabbis of the present day ask concerning our heal-
ing and teaching, "Through breaking the law,
dishonorest thou God?" We have the gospel,
however, and our Master annulled material law by heal-
ing contrary to it. We propose to follow the Master's
example. We should subordinate material law to spirit-
ual law. Two essential points of Christian Science are,
that neither Life nor man dies, and that God is not the
author of sickness.
Language inadequate
349:13
The chief difficulty in conveying the teachings of divine
The chief difficulty in conveying the teachings of divine
Science accurately to human thought lies in this, that like
all other languages, English is inadequate to
the expression of spiritual conceptions and
propositions, because one is obliged to use material terms
in dealing with spiritual ideas. The elucidation of Chris-
tian Science lies in its spiritual sense, and this sense must
be gained by its disciples in order to grasp the meaning of
this Science. Out of this condition grew the prophecy
concerning the Christian apostles, "They shall speak with
new tongues."
349:24
Speaking of the things of Spirit while dwelling on
Speaking of the things of Spirit while dwelling on
a material plane, material terms must be generally em-
ployed. Mortal thought does not at once catch the
higher meaning, and can do so only as thought is edu-
cated up to spiritual apprehension. To a certain extent
this is equally true of all learning, even that which is
wholly material.
Substance spiritual
349:31
In Christian Science, substance is understood to be
In Christian Science, substance is understood to be
Spirit, while the opponents of Christian Science believe
350:1
substance to be matter. They think of matter as some-
substance to be matter. They think of matter as some-
thing and almost the only thing, and of the things which
pertain to Spirit as next to nothing, or as very
far removed from daily experience. Christian
Science takes exactly the opposite view.
Both words and works
350:6
To understand all our Master's sayings as recorded
To understand all our Master's sayings as recorded
in the New Testament, sayings infinitely important,
his followers must grow into that stature of
manhood in Christ Jesus which enables them
to interpret his spiritual meaning. Then they know
how Truth casts out error and heals the sick. His
words were the offspring of his deeds, both of which
must be understood. Unless the works are com-
prehended which his words explained, the words are
blind.
350:16
The Master often refused to explain his words, because
The Master often refused to explain his words, because
it was difficult in a material age to apprehend spiritual
Truth. He said: "This people's heart is waxed gross,
and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they
have closed; lest at any time they should see with their
eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand
with their heart, and should be converted, and I should
heal them."
The divine life-link
350:24
"The Word was made flesh." Divine Truth must be
"The Word was made flesh." Divine Truth must be
known by its effects on the body as well as on the mind,
before the Science of being can be demon-
strated. Hence its embodiment in the incar-
nate Jesus, – that life-link forming the connection through
which the real reaches the unreal, Soul rebukes sense, and
Truth destroys error.
Truth a present help
350:31
In Jewish worship the Word was materially explained,
In Jewish worship the Word was materially explained,
and the spiritual sense was scarcely perceived. The