Bible Lesson 12/18/16

BIBLE, ATOMIC FORCE, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?

He commanded, and they were created.  He hath also stablished them for ever and ever:  he hath made a decree which shall not pass (Psalms 148).

stillness--Be still, and know that I am God:  I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth (Psalms 46).

power--O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: . . .  To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary (Psalms 63).

glad tidings--Divine Love blesses its own ideas, and causes them to multiply,--to manifest His power (Eddy, 1906, p. 517).

earthly spell--To break this earthly spell, mortals must get the true idea and divine Principle of all that really exists and governs the universe harmoniously (Eddy, 1906, p. 39).

peace--And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still.  And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm (Mark 4).

thanks--We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty . . . ; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned (Revelation 11).

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 12/11/16

BIBLE, PRESERVATION, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

God the Preserver of Man:

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations (Deuteronomy 7).

Love--Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance (Psalms 32).

spiritual understanding--By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went (Hebrews 11).

prayer--And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces:  and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them (Numbers 20).

age--Thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning (Job 11).

children--Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray (Matthew 19).

light--I am the light of the world:  he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. . . .  Before Abraham was, I am (John 8).

fear not--O man greatly beloved, fear not:  peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong (Daniel 10).

References

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

Bible Lesson 12/4/16

BIBLE, CREATOR, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

God the Only Cause and Creator:

I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being (Psalms 146).

Word--In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  The same was in the beginning with God (John 1).

witness--Ye are my witnesses saith the Lord . . . :  that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he (Isaiah 43).

Jesus--Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel (Matthew 1).

the perfect gift--Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning (James 1).

sustenance--Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? . . . But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6).

the way--Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee (Psalms 143).

References

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

Bible Lesson 11/27/16

BIBLE, NECROMANCY, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Ancient and Modern Necromancy, Alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced:

I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil (Romans 16).

omnipotence--The king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee:  thou shalt not see evil any more (Zephaniah 3).

light--The night is far spent, the day is at hand:  let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light (Romans 13).

resistance--Get thee hence Satan:  for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve (Matthew 4).

authority--What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out (Luke 4).

darkness--Let the lying lips be put to silence (Psalm 31).

victory--The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing (Zephaniah 3).

References

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

Bible Lesson 11/20/16

BIBLE, SOUL, BODY, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Soul and Body:

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God (Psalms 42).

Zion--Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined (Psalms 50).

heritage--The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places (Psalms 16).  Soul, or God, is the only truth-giver to man (Eddy, 1906, p. 72).

food--Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink (Daniel 1).

salvation--Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.  And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked (John 5).

perfection--O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together (Psalms 34).

new man--The divine Mind is the Soul of man, and gives man dominion over all things (Eddy, 1906, p. 307).

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 11/13/16

BIBLE, IMMORTALS, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Mortals and Immortals:

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been (Ecclesiastes 3).

discernment--For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edge sword, . . . and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Hebrews 4).

power--The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength (I Samuel 2).

peace--The calm and exalted thought or spiritual apprehension is at peace (Eddy, 1906, p. 506).

Christ--The Christ-element in the Messiah made him the Way-shower, Truth and Life (Eddy, 1906, p. 288).

freedom--Man is immortal and lives by divine authority (Eddy, 1906, p. 76).

rest--Man in the likeness of God as revealed in Science cannot help being immortal (Eddy, 1906, p. 81).

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 11/6/16

BIBLE, ADAM, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Adam and Fallen Man:

God hath made man upright (Ecclesiastes 7).

peace--Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright:  for the end of that man is peace (Psalms 37).

knowledge--But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it (Genesis 2).

disobedience--She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat (Genesis 3).

hands--And he laid his hands on her:  and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God (Luke 13).

righteousness--The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life (Proverbs 11).

light--Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us (Psalms 4).

References

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