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Endless genealogies

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Announcements › Forums › Substance – March 11th, 2018 › Endless genealogies

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  • March 7, 2018 at 3:36 pm #6113
    MaryBeth
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    “Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith.” (I Timothy) This is a great verse and one I don’t ever remember seeing in a lesson before. Many people these days are checking out their ancestry and while this may seem intriguing, isn’t it really much better to know and to declare, “In Science man (me) is the offspring of Spirit. The beautiful, good, and pure constitute his (my) ancestry.” (S&H)?! Isn’t that a much better way to think of oneself? To identify only with the “beautiful, good and pure” and to stay completely away from the belief of fleshly inheritances? In the 1st Edition of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy states, “Man is the offspring of Spirit; the beautiful, good and pure ARE his (my) ancestors.” (caps added) What a liberating thought – all that is beautiful, good and pure – they are my ancestors and I can’t think of anything better than that!

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