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Announcements › Forums › Soul and Body – May 22nd, 2016 › eye be single

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  • May 18, 2016 at 5:26 pm #1343
    spencel
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    “Each step taken by the Christian Scientist in his search for truth becomes a fact that he will under no circumstances give up, for he knows that to do so, would undermine the integrity of his reasoning and nullify his conclusions. “If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” Eustace

    Between this quote and reading several commentaries I have an expanded sense of this Bible citation from our lesson that I can make practical in my life. If our eye is the guide and is fixed and single on obedience to God, the light will be pure and clear and progress will be steady. A new sense of the importance of integrity and honesty hit home and I realized how dishonesty, a form of human will, is disastrous to progress. Dishonesty is double minded and keeps me from building precept upon precept thereby undermining my spiritual growth. Dishonesty is building on the sand and keeps me fixed on worldliness. It is much better to build upon the rock for this is a sure foundation, no matter how slow.

    “Worldly-mindedness is a common and fatal symptom of hypocrisy, for by no sin can Satan have a surer and faster hold of the soul, under the cloak of a profession of religion.” Matthew Henry

    May 19, 2016 at 12:43 pm #1351
    Florence
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    This singleness of eye to me means to have the single desire to know myself as God knows me, to desire NOTHING but what He wants and has planned for my life and to work to listen to hear His voice and obey as He directs. Our rewards come from standing “unflinchingly” with what we know is true. An example is knowing and therefore declaring that God loves me, I am forever His child, cared for, loved and protected by His ever-present Love.

    May 20, 2016 at 8:55 am #1356
    Gary
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    Thank you, both.

    Another way that this applies to us is not to have any grey zones. With God, all is perfect and right. This should be our standard as well for what we allow in our lives. It should govern our homes, our professions, our churches, and our government. The idea that there are “50 shades of grey” is pure wickedness, as it implies a standard other than God, which is delusional. Living in “grey zones” is the sure downfall of any individual or society. It is creeping into our schools, our government, and into our churches. It is the “enemy from within,” and it is up to us to see it for what it is and to stand “unflinchingly” as Florence wrote.

    This will feel very radical at times, but it clears the air, puts one on safe ground, and it heals.

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