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"Debris of error"

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Announcements › Forums › Truth — January 24th, 2021 › "Debris of error"

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  • January 18, 2021 at 8:24 am #12079
    JoanneF
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    “Mortal man can never rise from the temporal débris of error, belief in sin, sickness, and death, until he learns that God is the only Life.” (S&H 289:2-4)

    I love the fact that Mrs. Eddy was inspired to call all belief in sin, sickness, and death “debris” — that is, garbage. It puts it in its proper perspective.

    Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines “debris” as rubbish; ruins, particularly fragments of rocks. And “rocks” made me think of “the adamant (impenetrable stone) of error — self-will, self-justification, and self-love.” (S&H 242:17) So any time a piece, or fragment, of these “rocks” tries to enter my consciousness, I can know that it is garbage, the “debris of error,” and not God’s Truth and cannot mesmerize me.

    “Truth is not fragmentary.” (Ret. 93:11)
    “Christ’s teachings…are not theoretical and fragmentary, but practical and complete.” (S&H 98:27-28)

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