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"Formidable in truth…"

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Announcements › Forums › Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real? – October 13th, 2019 › "Formidable in truth…"

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  • October 8, 2019 at 10:40 am #9471
    JoanneF
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    “The understanding of his spiritual individuality makes man more real, more formidable in truth, and enables him to conquer sin, disease, and death.” (S&H, cit. #4)

    Webster (1828) defines “formidable” as “exciting fear; impressing dread;” that is, deterring anything from even approaching.

    This citation from S&H also ties in with Mrs. Eddy’s article on “Age” where she writes: “Ponder in thought your infinite harmonious Christ-expressing selfhood, and claim it as you….Drink in its unspeakable safety….discard all your false sense of selfhood, all that is involved in the beliefs of birth, heredity, association, time, decay, death.”

    I am grateful to have known — and also currently know — practitioners in the Plainfield Church who are formidable in truth. My prayer is to understand my spiritual individuality — my true selfhood as a child of God — and live it more and more, so I will be formidable to any false belief that even tries to approach my thought.

    What wonderful truth Mrs. Eddy has given us! Thank you for this powerful Lesson!

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