From the Platform of Christian Science
and the definitions of "mortal
mind."
West
(-25- Man
reflects the perfect God)
XXV. God is individual and personal in a scientific sense, but not in any
anthropomorphic sense. Therefore man, reflecting God, cannot lose his
individuality; but as material sensation, or a soul in the body, blind
mortals do lose sight of spiritual individuality. Material personality is
not realism; it is not the reflection or likeness of Spirit, the perfect
God. Sensualism is not bliss, but bondage. For true happiness, man must
harmonize with his Principle, divine Love; the Son must be in accord with
the Father, in conformity with Christ. According to divine Science, man is
in a degree as perfect as the Mind that forms him. The truth of being
makes man harmonious and immortal, while error is mortal and discordant.
East
(-26- Purity
the path to perfection)
XXVI. Christian Science demonstrates that none but the pure in heart can
see God, as the gospel teaches. In proportion to his purity is man
perfect; and perfection is the order of celestial being which demonstrates
Life in Christ, Life's spiritual ideal.
mortal mind
that which
neither exists in Science nor can be recognized by the spiritual sense;
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