Topic: Forward progress inevitable as we turn to Truth
The Bible:
(1) Isa 26:2,3,12,20 (to 4th ,)
2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
12 ¶ Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
20 ¶ Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment,
(2) Isa 27:2,3,6
2 In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.
3 I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
6 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
(3) Ezra 3:8-11
8 ¶ Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the Lord.
9 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
(4) Ps 103:1,4,5,11 as,17-19 the mercy,21
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
11 as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
17 the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
(5) Mark 8:22-25
22 ¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
(6) John 10:7,9,10,14,19-21,23-25,27-30,37,38,42
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
19 ¶ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and my Father are one.
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
42 And many believed on him there.
(7) John 14:10 the words,12
10 the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
(8) Ps 126:1,2 (to :),6
1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing:
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
by Mary Baker Eddy:
(1) 158:24-25
24 Evidences of progress and of spiritualization greet us
on every hand.
(2) 492:7-12,14-2
Being is holiness, harmony, immortality. It is already
proved that a knowledge of this, even in small degree,
9 will uplift the physical and moral standard Mind one
of mortals, will increase longevity, will purify and all
and elevate character. Thus progress will finally destroy
12 all error, and bring immortality to light.
These two
15 contradictory theories — that matter is something, or
that all is Mind — will dispute the ground, until one is
acknowledged to be the victor. Discussing his cam-
18 paign, General Grant said: "I propose to fight it out on
this line, if it takes all summer." Science says: All is
Mind and Mind's idea. You must fight it out on this
21 line. Matter can afford you no aid.
The notion that mind and matter commingle in the
human illusion as to sin, sickness, and death must even-
24 tually submit to the Science of Mind, which Scientific
denies this notion. God is Mind, and God is ultimatum
infinite; hence all is Mind. On this statement rests the
27 Science of being, and the Principle of this Science is di-
vine, demonstrating harmony and immortality.
The conservative theory, long believed, is that there
30 are two factors, matter and mind, uniting on some im-
possible basis. This theory would keep truth and error
always at war. Victory would perch on neither banner.
1 On the other hand, Christian Science speedily shows
Truth to be triumphant.
(3) 95:28-32
Lulled by stupefying illusions, the world is asleep
in the cradle of infancy, dreaming away the hours.
30 Material sense does not unfold the facts of Spiritual
existence; but spiritual sense lifts human awakening
consciousness into eternal Truth.
(4) 255:16-8
The human form, or physical finiteness, cannot be
made the basis of any true idea of the infinite Godhead.
18 Eye hath not seen Spirit, nor hath ear heard His voice.
1 Progress takes off human shackles. The finite must
yield to the infinite. Advancing to a higher plane of ac-
3 tion, thought rises from the material sense to No material
the spiritual, from the scholastic to the in- creation
spirational, and from the mortal to the immortal. All
6 things are created spiritually. Mind, not matter, is the
creator. Love, the divine Principle, is the Father and
Mother of the universe, including man.
(5) 426:5-11
The discoverer of Christian Science finds the path less
6 difficult when she has the high goal always before her
thoughts, than when she counts her footsteps Our footsteps
in endeavoring to reach it. When the desti- heavenward
9 nation is desirable, expectation speeds our progress. The
struggle for Truth makes one strong instead of weak,
resting instead of wearying one.
(6) 240:10
In the order of Science, in which the Principle is above
what it reflects, all is one grand concord. Change this
12 statement, suppose Mind to be governed by Perpetual
matter or Soul in body, and you lose the key- motion
note of being, and there is continual discord. Mind is
15 perpetual motion. Its symbol is the sphere. The rota-
tions and revolutions of the universe of Mind go on
eternally.
(7) 232:32
There is neither place nor opportunity in Science for error
1 of any sort. Every day makes its demands upon us for
higher proofs rather than professions of Christian power.
3 These proofs consist solely in the destruction Profession
of sin, sickness, and death by the power of and proof
Spirit, as Jesus destroyed them. This is an element of
6 progress, and progress is the law of God, whose law de-
mands of us only what we can certainly fulfil.
(8) 234:4-14 (to ;)
Whatever inspires with wisdom, Truth, or Love — be
it song, sermon, or Science — blesses the human family
6 with crumbs of comfort from Christ's table, Crumbs of
feeding the hungry and giving living waters to comfort
the thirsty.
9 We should become more familiar with good than with
evil, and guard against false beliefs as watchfully as we
bar our doors against the approach of thieves Hospitality
12 and murderers. We should love our enemies to health
and help them on the basis of the Golden and good
Rule;
(9) 239:16-18,25-27,29-30
To ascertain our progress, we must learn where our
affections are placed and whom we acknowledge and
18 obey as God. Standpoint
revealed
If action pro- Antagonistic
ceeds from the divine Mind, action is harmo- sources
27 nious.
The perfect
30 Mind sends forth perfection, for God is Mind.
(10) 291:13
Heaven is not a local-
ity, but a divine state of Mind in which all the Salvation
15 manifestations of Mind are harmonious and and
immortal, because sin is not there and man is probation
found having no righteousness of his own, but in posses-
18 sion of "the mind of the Lord," as the Scripture says.
(11) 224:4-7,8,22-25
As the crude footprints of the past disappear from the
dissolving paths of the present, we shall better understand
6 the Science which governs these changes, and shall plant
our feet on firmer ground.
There should
9 be painless progress, attended by life and peace instead
of discord and death.
A higher and more practical Christianity, demonstrat-
ing justice and meeting the needs of mortals in sickness
24 and in health, stands at the door of this age, knocking
for admission.
(12) 516:19-21
Man,
made in His likeness, possesses and reflects God's domin-
21 ion over all the earth.
(13) 454:18,29-31
18 Love inspires,
illumines, designates, and leads the way. Right motives
give pinions to thought, and strength and freedom to
21 speech and action. Love is priestess at the altar of
Truth. Wait patiently for divine Love to move upon the
waters of mortal mind, and form the perfect concept.
24 Patience must "have her perfect work."
The superiority of spir-
30 itual power over sensuous is the central point of Chris-
tian Science.
(14) 326:20-21
Working and praying with true motives,
21 your Father will open the way.
(15) 361:22-23
Spir-
itual ideas unfold as we advance.
(16) 506:10
Through divine Science, Spirit, God, unites under-
standing to eternal harmony. The calm and exalted
12 thought or spiritual apprehension is at peace. Exalted
Thus the dawn of ideas goes on, forming each thought
successive stage of progress.
From the Christian Science Hymnal:
Hymns: 290, 97, 342
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