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The Unreality of Evil

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Announcements › Forums › Unreality – October 1st, 2017 › The Unreality of Evil

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  • September 26, 2017 at 9:58 am #5060
    MaryBeth
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    “Only those, who repent of sin and forsake the unreal, can fully understand the unreality of evil.”(S&H) What an important point Mrs. Eddy makes here! Christian Science has been ridiculed for declaring the unreality of sin. But if you are in bondage to it – if you have not repented of it and forsaken it – well, of course it would seem real. This is why Christian Science, the rules and Principles of God, must be obeyed often times before they can be understood. When obeyed the rules of God make perfect sense, one can see with clarity and understanding and so go forward. “Rise in the strength of Spirit to resist all that is unlike good. God has made man capable of this, and nothing can vitiate the ability and power divinely bestowed on man.” (S&H)

    September 28, 2017 at 10:38 am #5075
    chardelle
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    When I read the above post it brought to mind the following citation from Science and Health that is in the Lesson for this week. The rules and Principles of God must be obeyed and it has dawned on me to face a wrong thought before it has a chance to get a hold on me, is a wise thing to do. Since coming to Plainfield and becoming a member it is somewhat easier to recognize a wrong thought or error and do something about it right away. Then the unreality of it is right there to behold. (I am the servant and child of God.)
    452: 5-6, 12-17
    The wrong thought should be arrested before it has a chance to manifest itself.
    When error confronts you, withhold not the rebuke or the explanation which destroys error. Never breathe an immoral atmosphere, unless in the attempt to purify it. Better is the frugal intellectual repast with contentment and virtue, than the luxury of learning with egotism and vice.

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