Chapter XV - Genesis
Ideas and identities
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tion consists of the unfolding of spiritual ideas and their
tion consists of the unfolding of spiritual ideas and their
identities, which are embraced in the infinite Mind and
forever reflected. These ideas range from the infini-
tesimal to infinity, and the highest ideas are the sons
and daughters of God.
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Genesis i. 2. And the earth was without form, and void;
Genesis i. 2. And the earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the
spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Spiritual harmony
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The divine Principle and idea constitute spiritual har-
The divine Principle and idea constitute spiritual har-
mony, – heaven and eternity. In the universe of Truth,
matter is unknown. No supposition of error
enters there. Divine Science, the Word of
God, saith to the darkness upon the face of error, "God
is All-in-all," and the light of ever-present Love illumines
the universe. Hence the eternal wonder, – that infinite
space is peopled with God's ideas, reflecting Him in
countless spiritual forms.
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Genesis i. 3. And God said, Let there be light: and
Genesis i. 3. And God said, Let there be light: and
there was light.
Mind's idea faultless
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Immortal and divine Mind presents the idea of God:
Immortal and divine Mind presents the idea of God:
first, in light; second, in reflection; third, in spiritual and
immortal forms of beauty and goodness. But
this Mind creates no element nor symbol of
discord and decay. God creates neither erring thought,
mortal life, mutable truth, nor variable love.
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Genesis i. 4. And God saw the light, that it was good:
Genesis i. 4. And God saw the light, that it was good:
and God divided the light from the darkness.
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God, Spirit, dwelling in infinite light and harmony
God, Spirit, dwelling in infinite light and harmony
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from which emanates the true idea, is never reflected by
from which emanates the true idea, is never reflected by
aught but the good.
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Genesis i. 5. And God called the light Day, and the
Genesis i. 5. And God called the light Day, and the
darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morn-
ing were the first day.
Light preceding the sun
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All questions as to the divine creation being both
All questions as to the divine creation being both
spiritual and material are answered in this passage, for
though solar beams are not yet included in
the record of creation, still there is light. This
light is not from the sun nor from volcanic flames, but it
is the revelation of Truth and of spiritual ideas. This
also shows that there is no place where God's light is not
seen, since Truth, Life, and Love fill immensity and are
ever-present. Was not this a revelation instead of a
creation?
Evenings and mornings
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The successive appearing of God's ideas is represented
The successive appearing of God's ideas is represented
as taking place on so many evenings and mornings, –
words which indicate, in the absence of solar
time, spiritually clearer views of Him, views
which are not implied by material darkness and dawn.
Here we have the explanation of another passage of
Scripture, that "one day is with the Lord as a thousand
years." The rays of infinite Truth, when gathered into
the focus of ideas, bring light instantaneously, whereas
a thousand years of human doctrines, hypotheses, and
vague conjectures emit no such effulgence.
Spirit versus darkness
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Did infinite Mind create matter, and call it light?
Did infinite Mind create matter, and call it light?
Spirit is light, and the contradiction of Spirit is matter,
darkness, and darkness obscures light. Mate-
rial sense is nothing but a supposition of the
absence of Spirit. No solar rays nor planetary revolutions