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Reply To: Discerning the rights of man

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December 6, 2017 at 11:16 am #5512

chardelle

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Thank you. 14. 227 : 14-16 (to 2nd .), 21-26

Discerning the rights of man, we cannot fail to foresee the doom of all oppression. Slavery is not the legitimate state of man. God made man free.
Christian Science raises the standard of liberty and cries: “Follow me! Escape from the bondage of sickness, sin, and death!” Jesus marked out the way. Citizens of the world, accept the “glorious liberty of the children of God,” and be free! This is your divine right.

This text jumped out at me this week because I have been reading DISCERNING THE RIGHTS OF MAN by Richard Oaks (1971). This pamphlet explains how Gilbert Carpenter Junior and Senior went about sharing, with the public, the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and other early workers as well as his own involvement in supporting their tremendous efforts. Jesus said, “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”