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Announcements › Forums › Adam and Fallen Man — November 7th, 2021 › Life in God

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  • November 5, 2021 at 3:40 pm #13679
    DaleW
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    Citation 3. 580:21-27 reads:

    “The name Adam represents the false supposition that Life is not eternal, but has beginning and end; that the infinite enters the finite, that intelligence passes into non-intelligence, and that Soul dwells in material sense; that immortal Mind results in matter, and matter in mortal mind; that the one God and creator entered what He created, and then disappeared in the atheism of matter.”

    The first time I read this, which is the last paragraph in Mrs. Eddy’s definition of “ADAM,” I was blown away by the words “atheism of matter”! What does that mean? It simply and clearly tells us that believing in life in matter or bowing down to material laws, we are saying THERE IS NO GOD! (definition of atheism: “The disbelief of the existence of a God, or Supreme Being. Atheism is a ferocious system that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us, to awaken tenderness. Rob. Hall.” Webster’s 1828)

    These strong words of Mrs. Eddy, given by God — as she said she was a *scribe under orders* — draw a clear line for me in what I choose to believe.

    *scribe: see Miscellaneous Writings 311:26 and Miscellany 115:7

    Thank you Lesson writer for this Lesson on ADAM AND FALLEN MAN!

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