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SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS NOTES – 9/15/02 It’s as easy and 1, 2, 3! Theme of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is found in nearly every paragraph and supports the Two Cardinal points of Christian Science and the Central Point of Christian Science. THE CENTRAL POINT TWO CARDINAL POINTS You will find that nearly every paragraph is about Truth vs. error, mortal mind vs. divine Mind; corporeal vs. incorporeal, matter vs. Spirit, human vs. divine, mortal vs. immortal and so forth. Basically the book’s theme is the allness of God, good and the nothingness, powerlessness of error. Open the book to any page and look for the comparison. Our textbook is divided into two main sections: 1. Science and Health 1. Watch 2. Key to the Scriptures Let’s go back to that first promise to watch. You asked this morning how to watch and what to watch for. We read the following: My 232:9-27 np (to )) WATCHING versus WATCHING OUT Here we ask: Are Christ's teachings the true authority for Christian Science? They are. Does the textbook of Christian Science, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," read on page 252, "A knowledge of error and of its operations must precede that understanding of Truth which destroys error, until the entire mortal, material error finally disappears, and the eternal verity, man created by and of Spirit, is understood and recognized as the true likeness of his Maker"? It does. If so-called watching produces fear or exhaustion and no good results, does that watch accord with Jesus' saying? It does not. Can watching as Christ demands harm you? It cannot. Then should not "watching out" mean, watching against a negative watch, alias, no watch, and gaining the spirit of true watching, even the spirit of our Master's command? It must mean that. Turn to Mis. 107. The following on line 14 is an extract from Mrs. Eddy’s very first address in The Mother Church. Look how simple the message is: Three cardinal points must be gained before poor humanity is regenerated and Christian Science is demonstrated: (1) A proper sense of sin; (2) repentance; (3) the understanding of good. Let’s close with a simple definition of sin: Sin is knowing something is wrong and doing it anyway or knowing something is right and not doing it. See sin as nothing (not part of you), quit sinning and understand good. It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3. For those who were here for the first time this morning, I hope you enjoyed it. See you all in two weeks. |
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