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…the substance of things hoped for

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Announcements › Forums › Substance – September 11th, 2016 › …the substance of things hoped for

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  • September 7, 2016 at 11:04 am #2466
    JPalmer
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    1. Hebrews 11
    1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

    In Chapter 4 of Miscellaneous Writings, by Mary Baker Eddy, on page 103, she included the following:

    Mortality, materiality, and destructive forces, such as sin, disease, and death, mortals virtually name substance; but these are the substance of things not hoped for. For lack of knowing what substance is, the senses say vaguely: “The substance of life is sorrow and mortality; for who knoweth the substance of good?” In Science, form and individuality are never lost, thoughts are outlined, individualized ideas, which dwell forever in the divine Mind as tangible, true substance, because eternally conscious. Unlike mortal mind, which must be ever in bondage, the eternal Mind is free, unlimited, and knows not the temporal.

    I am always grateful when Mrs. Eddy gives opposites to illustrate the point. I have plenty of experience with the things not hoped for, and her words allow me to see more clearly what I do hope for. I am also grateful to this church, as before coming here I thought to hope against “Mortality, materiality, and destructive forces” was just wishful thinking. Now I am starting to understand that Christian Science gives us the tools to be move beyond the bondage of mortal mind, and what a wonderful God we have that would give us all we need to look past material senses to the evidence of the things not seen, to find that the substance of things hoped for is true substance.

    Thank you!

    September 7, 2016 at 12:16 pm #2468
    cthompson
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    Yes, Jeremy. It is so freeing to have a reason and evidence to not expect sin, sickness and death. Instead, we now can say “NO” to them and work for what God has for all, (i.e., holiness, health and harmony) as God instructs, as Christian Science teaches, as answered prayer directs.

    September 7, 2016 at 12:23 pm #2471
    MaryBeth
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    “The Moffat Translation states, “Now faith means that we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see.” This coincides perfectly with the Golden Text, which reminds us to have our expectation from the Lord, and not what the material senses would deceive us into believing.

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