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Announcements › Forums › Doctrine of Atonement – April 15th, 2018 › Strangers

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  • April 12, 2018 at 10:53 am #6321
    JPalmer
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    RESPONSIVE READING: II Corinthians 5
    18. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
    19. To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
    20. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

    Reconcile, abridged definition from the 1828 Webster’s Dictionary:
    to restore to friendship or favor after estrangement

    Estrangement, abridged definition from the 1828 Webster’s Dictionary:
    a keeping at a distance

    In “The Allegory” from Miscellaneous Writings, by Mary Baker Eddy, the Christ was the Stranger.

    And from Science and Health, page 174, which was in the January 28th, 2018 lesson:
    Whoever opens the way in Christian Science is a pilgrim and stranger, marking out the path for generations yet unborn.

    All this made me realize that we are inevitably strangers to something. Far better to become strangers to the unreal and untrue, and than to be a stranger to Love, Truth, health, purpose, and fulfillment. I am very grateful how Christian Science is inverting my old perspectives: What a constant blessing to be learning to live each day affirming the Christ as my best friend, instead of a stranger I deny from a distance. Thank you!

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