Chapter XV - Genesis
Ideal man and woman
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guages the word for man is used also as the synonym of
guages the word for man is used also as the synonym of
mind. This definition has been weakened by anthropo-
morphism, or a humanization of Deity. The word an-
thropomorphic, in such a phrase as "an anthropomorphic
God," is derived from two Greek words, signifying man
and form, and may be defined as a mortally mental at-
tempt to reduce Deity to corporeality. The life-giving
quality of Mind is Spirit, not matter. The ideal man
corresponds to creation, to intelligence, and to Truth.
The ideal woman corresponds to Life and to Love. In
divine Science, we have not as much authority for con-
sidering God masculine, as we have for considering
Him feminine, for Love imparts the clearest idea of
Deity.
Divine personality
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The world believes in many persons; but if God is per-
The world believes in many persons; but if God is per-
sonal, there is but one person, because there is but one
God. His personality can only be reflected,
not transmitted. God has countless ideas, and
they all have one Principle and parentage. The only
proper symbol of God as person is Mind's infinite ideal.
What is this ideal? Who shall behold it? This ideal
is God's own image, spiritual and infinite. Even eternity
can never reveal the whole of God, since there is no limit
to infinitude or to its reflections.
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Genesis i. 28. And God blessed them, and God said unto
Genesis i. 28. And God blessed them, and God said unto
them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,
and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing
that moveth upon the earth.
Birthright of man
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Divine Love blesses its own ideas, and causes them to
Divine Love blesses its own ideas, and causes them to
multiply, – to manifest His power. Man is not made
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to till the soil. His birthright is dominion, not sub-
to till the soil. His birthright is dominion, not sub-
jection. He is lord of the belief in earth
and heaven, – himself subordinate alone to
his Maker. This is the Science of being.
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Genesis i. 29, 30. And God said, Behold, I have given
Genesis i. 29, 30. And God said, Behold, I have given
you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all
the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree
yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every
beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to
everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is
life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it
was so.
Assistance in brotherhood
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God gives the lesser idea of Himself for a link to the
God gives the lesser idea of Himself for a link to the
greater, and in return, the higher always protects the
lower. The rich in spirit help the poor in
one grand brotherhood, all having the same
Principle, or Father; and blessed is that man who seeth
his brother's need and supplieth it, seeking his own in
another's good. Love giveth to the least spiritual idea
might, immortality, and goodness, which shine through
all as the blossom shines through the bud. All the varied
expressions of God reflect health, holiness, immortality –
infinite Life, Truth, and Love.
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Genesis i. 31. And God saw everything that He had
Genesis i. 31. And God saw everything that He had
made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and
the morning were the sixth day.
Perfection of creation
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The divine Principle, or Spirit, comprehends and ex-
The divine Principle, or Spirit, comprehends and ex-
presses all, and all must therefore be as perfect is the
divine Principle is perfect. Nothing is new to Spirit.