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Wow, this weeks Lesson on Christ Jesus is loaded with the supreme happiness and blessings of being attitudes! We have two different Bible versions of the Beatitudes for contrast and enhancement. So much of the Lesson speaks for itself so beautifully that this will be a short met. For some wonderful ideas and definitions, go to mybiblelesson.com, to the Christian Science Sentinel of August 26, 2008 and to a podcast on each Beatitude at http://www.tmcyouth.com/blogs/sunday-school/beatitudes.
We could easily begin and end with the Golden Text in our Life Lesson. Truly, it says it all. There is no other power greater than God. [Remembering that will end FEAR Forgetting Everything About Reality. Awareness of Gods omnipotence with us is way] better than having a pet 600-pound gorilla guarding us!
In this weeks Lesson, Christian Science, we have the opportunity to study more of the history and background of the Science of the Christ. What is a science? Theories, tests, proofs, laws about many topics from math to music, peace to cacophony, time to timelessness, etc. Christian Science could be considered a religious doctrine, but its much bigger, more inclusive. It is the universal Law of God written and explained, with guidelines and rules established for our use. Jesus was the Master example/teacher, Mrs. Eddy, the all-comprehensive educator/author/founder. Of course, God is running the entire big picture. Watch throughout the Lesson for all of the different words meaning law. Our first example is in the Golden Text. Statutes and law. Whose? Gods!
When you give your word to someone, what does it represent? Your integrity, strength and who you are is put on the line. If you are not honest about keeping your word, your reputation and honor have no value to others. They dont trust you. This weeks Lesson on Reality is totally about someones word. This someone is not ordinary, but is the ultimate Creator. It is God. His Word should always be capitalized because He really means it and is almost shouts it, yet it is heard as a still small voice, too. Do we trust God? We should. He always keeps His Word. His is the only Word. There is no other power but Gods Word. Its the One Law!
Hallelujah!!!! We have had the Lesson on the real Christ story, our story, last week. What a tremendous gift that is. No returns or wrong sizes on this one, as one size fits all!!! But, now what? In this weeks Lesson, Christian Science, the Golden Text tells us,The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom if God is at hand. Does that mean that we have a job to do? Yes. We have the opportunity to experience right here and now the promised kingdom of God. We may demonstrate the Science of the Christ.
David knew because the word of God was with him that he had the courage to do anything. We have that same courage when we are obedient to God. (S&H5) Error would boast itself into recognition, but should we believe the liar? (S&H6) Evil cant win! Evil is self-destructive. The order that we are given in S&H 9 is sometimes difficult to do – Let Truth uncover and destroy. We become so impatient we want to get rid of the error ourselves and on our time schedule. The rebuke often follows our self-pride. We learn to be patient — that is expectant, not merely tolerant.
Triple Hallelujah! Lets celebrate: being made alive in Christ from last weeks Lesson; and from this weeks lesson becoming both new in Christ and peculiar! (Golden Text and B4) We are a peculiar people (B4) (distinctive in nature or character from others – dictionary.com) as we consciously filter out and escape the corruption that is in the world through lust. (Responsive Reading II Peter 1:4 and B3 with definition) Our escape from bondage to mortality is way greater than The Great Escape, a 1963 film version of the real ‘Great Escape’ from Stalag Luft III in March, 1944 (See www.historyinfilm.com/escape/real10.htm) However, the courage, ingenuity and persistence of those real life escapees are role model traits for us to emulate in our escape from mortalitys claims.
This weeks Lesson, Probation after Death, handles the process, the apparent legitimacy and what happens after death – teachings accepted by the Adam dream scenario. All of these Lessons show, disprove and refute old theological teachings that have no place or base in Christian Science. Mrs. Eddy totally blew the cover off of death-claims, Gods responsibility for it, and mans vulnerability to it, through her Science. There is no death law. There is no matter. The Golden Text tells us announces our freedom. (Start counting the law words/synonyms, statute, commandment, etc.)
Were not advocating the use of Dial soap, but the use our spiritual status — walking in the Spirit — in all we do! (B#22, Gal. 5:25) Using D.I.A.L. as an acrostic for Divine Image And Likeness sheds new light on this old ad message. Since this weeks lesson on man defines us many times (B#2, S#5, S#6, S#9, S#16, S#17, S#24, S#26) as the image and likeness of God, we have divine authority to feel the stress-free worth of being the very image and likeness — the reflection — of God!
Remember our recent Bible Lesson on Truth? The final statement from the Science and Health (p. 117:27), Truth is a revelation is a key to what we will glean from this weeks Bible Lesson on Spirit. Spirit is not only the substance of all ideas (that would be devoid of matter), it is the power that moves us, inspires us. We shall see visions as the Golden Text announces! We see and live revealed Truth!
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