Bible Lesson 9/25/16

BIBLE, REALITY, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Reality:

Bring forth fruit with patience (Luke 8).

spiritual reality—The spiritual reality is the scientific fact in all things. . . .  When the substance of Spirit appears in Christian Science, the nothingness of matter is recognized (Eddy, 1906, pp. 207, 480).

Elijah—The hand of the Lord was on Elijah (I Kings 18).  Spiritual sense, contradicting the material senses, involves intuition, hope, faith, understanding, fruition, reality (Eddy, 1906, p. 298).

try the spirits—Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God (I John 4).

Christian healing—Mentally insist that harmony is the fact, and that sickness is a temporal dream (Eddy, 1906, p. 412).

enlightenment—The only realities are the divine Mind and idea (Eddy, 1906, p. 109).

write the vision—Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it (Habakkuk 2).

References

Eddy, M. B.  (1906).  Science and health with key to the scriptures.  Boston, MA:  The Christian Science Board of Directors.

Holy bible (King James version).  (n. d.).  Boston, MA:  The Christian Science Publishing Society.

Bible Lesson 9/18/16

BIBLE, MATTER, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Matter:

graven images—Thou shalt not raise a false report (Exodus 23).

Daniel—Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian (Daniel 6).  The opponents of Christian Science believe substance to be matter. . . .  Christian Science takes exactly the opposite view (Eddy, 1906, pp. 349-350).

Hezekiah—The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5).  Deny the existence of matter, and you can destroy the belief in material conditions (Eddy, 1906, p. 368).

tares and wheat—God, good, being ever present, it follows in divine logic that evil, the suppositional opposite of good, is never present (Eddy, 1906, p. 72).

walking on the water—Great peace have they which love thy law (Psalms 119).

withering grass—The word of the Lord endureth forever (I Peter 1).  The conventional firm, called matter and mind, God never formed (Eddy, 1906, p. 274).

References

Eddy, M. B.  (1906).  Science and health with key to the scriptures.  Boston, MA:  The Christian Science Board of Directors.

Holy bible (King James version).  (n. d.).  Boston, MA:  The Christian Science Publishing Society.

Bible Lesson 9/11/16

BIBLE, SUBSTANCE, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Substance:

Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh (Luke 6).

Spirit, the synonym of Mind, Soul, or God, is the only real substance (Eddy, 1906, p. 468).

Faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11).

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering (Colossians 3).

The corner-stone of all spiritual building is purity. . . .  The purification of sense and self is a proof of progress (Eddy, 1906, pp. 241, 324).

Blessed are the peacemakers (Matthew 5).  One’s consecration to Christ is more on the ground of demonstration than of profession (Eddy, 1906, p. 28).

The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalms 27).

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. . . .  Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet (Proverbs 3).

[emphasis added]

I don’t know what God will do for me.  I don’t know what God will do with my life.  I have my own plans.  I make my own efforts at various things, most of which fail.  I am not good at the world’s way of doing things.  I would like to be better at it.  I would like to achieve more.  I would like to be more successful and prosperous.  I try to put God first in my life, don’t I?  I try to be a good man.  What do I want my life to be?  What am I capable of accomplishing in the world?  What is a realistic expectation for me to have about my life?  To what should I be directing my thoughts and efforts?  What can I do to avoid wasting time and energy?

References

Eddy, M. B.  (1906).  Science and health with key to the scriptures.  Boston, MA:  The Christian Science Board of Directors.

Holy bible (King James version).  (n. d.).  Boston, MA:  The Christian Science Publishing Society.