From the Platform of Christian Science
and the definitions of "mortal
mind."
West
(-1- The deific supremacy)
I. God is infinite, the only Life, substance, Spirit, or Soul, the only
intelligence of the universe, including man. Eye hath neither seen God nor
His image and likeness. Neither God nor the perfect man can be discerned
by the material senses. The individuality of Spirit, or the infinite, is
unknown, and thus a knowledge of it is left either to human conjecture or
to the revelation of divine Science.
East
(-2- The deific
definitions)
II. God is what the Scriptures declare Him to be, - Life, Truth, Love.
Spirit is divine Principle, and divine Principle is Love, and Love is
Mind, and Mind is not both good and bad, for God is Mind; therefore there
is in reality one Mind only, because there is one God.
mortal mind
Nothing
claiming to be something, for Mind is immortal;
Recapitulation Questions
Lesson topics, and the definition of Adam
West
Question
1. - What is God?
ADAM = Error.
Answer. - God is incorporeal, divine,
supreme, infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love.
East
Question
2. - Are these terms synonymous?
ADAM = A falsity.
Answer. - They are. They refer to one
absolute God. They are also intended to express the nature, essence, and
wholeness of Deity. The attributes of God are justice, mercy, wisdom,
goodness, and so on.
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