Reply To: Three Statements from the Christ

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Reply To: Three Statements from the Christ

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October 12, 2016 at 12:01 pm #2753

JPalmer

Participant

Thank you so much! This is incredibly helpful in my daily work.

Quite a while ago, in contemplating why the Bible is called “The Chart of Life,” I began to see that I need to move beyond reading the Bible as just stories about people in history, and on to actually seeing how they are teachings and examples for me to live up to. From there, it became clear I was to read Science and Health not as Mrs. Eddy’s words, but as God’s direct guidance for me.

During that process, I needed to work through the thoughts of “I don’t deserve this,” “I am not worthy of this,” and all the other excuses I had to not be what God made me to be. Each day I feel I see a bit more about how to “Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith [I am] called” (Ephesians 4: 1) and it is because of the understanding I am gaining forum posts like this, as well as the lessons, Bible Studies, Roundtables, etc.

I am so grateful to learn these truths, and grateful that Plainfield provides the place to learn how to demonstrate them in a practical way. I feel that I NEVER would have understood any of this without the teaching at this church together with practitioner support! Thank you!