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Mock divine mercy.

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Announcements › Forums › Doctrine of Atonement — April 17th, 2022 › Mock divine mercy.

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  • April 14, 2022 at 7:27 pm #14608
    spencel
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    “Though error hides behind a lie and excuses guilt, error cannot forever be concealed. Truth, through her eternal laws, unveils error. Truth causes sin to betray itself, and sets upon error the mark of the beast. Even the disposition to excuse guilt or to conceal it is punished. The avoidance of justice and the denial of truth tend to perpetuate sin, invoke crime, jeopardize self-control, and mock divine mercy.” from Science and Health, by Mary Baker Eddy, page 542

    At our recent Bible study the Jezebel thought was addressed. It was stated that it is important to be aware of how evil operates so that it may be detected and destroyed. The Thyatira church was rebuked for “putting up with” Jezebel allowing abominations to infiltrated the church with no earnest effort to rebuke and stop the tide of this evil influence. The members’ inner lives were not addressed and the underlying vice never named. The above citation from Science and Health tells us not to excuse or hide sin which perpetuates it, invokes crime, jeopardize self control, and mocks (treat with contempt) God’s mercy. Not the side I wish to be on. Mrs. Eddy’s God given rule with her students was, “Excuses intolerable.” Justifying error is very dangerous and is “putting up with” it. True unselfed love for God and man would not excuse error. We should welcome all instruction that keeps us awake evil operates.

    “To justify: To defend or maintain.
    Excuse: To allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; without restraint, prohibition or hindrance.” Webster’s 1828

    April 16, 2022 at 11:59 pm #14621
    Cristina
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    Thank you, Spencel, for your comments.The Jezebel spirit infiltrating churches can be very corrosive if not detected and confronted. Or if it is justified. I attended two Christian Science churches where I could perceive this, and where one of them finally collapsed as a result of the infiltration of animal magnetism in its members, it affected the organization so much that it had to dissolve. Sins of pride, a very lax sexual morality, mixing the use of material medicine with prayer under the excuse of the need to make concessions to matter (there is a reason why Mrs. Eddy says there is no excuse for error), confusing substance with money and using Christian Science for the pursuit of material welfare as an end in itself, were some of the errors manifested. There is a divine reason why we have the book of Revelation in the Bible and its description of what can happen in the churches in all times. How good that it is being analyzed in the Bible Study and I find it very important that Plainfield is doing it. We must get the devils out of the queue and expose their procedures before we can say that evil is nothing. I thank God for the dedicated and brave work of Plainfield members.

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