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The reality is, that mankind has been patiently demanding this type of evidence, but have seldom seen in. But what do people expect to see for evidence? It is quite possible to be looking for evidence that, logically, can never be found. It appears, that even the most advanced thinkers who adore a spiritual concept of deity, demand to see material evidence of infinite Spirit. If God is infinite Spirit, should it not seem illogical to look for its reflection in matter? A wheat farmer wouldn't expect to harvest cucumbers from his wheat fields. He would expect to harvest wheat. Mortals, however, expect to see material evidence for the existence of a God that is wholly spiritual. Since the hoped for evidence is not forthcoming, the whole idea of a God is being scrapped. This doesn't seem rational, does it? Still, those who have gone this path may well be the lucky ones, for those who continue to seek what cannot be found are certain to sacrifice their lives to the various gods of their own creation.
In order to recognize the existence of what may be termed God, requires that we look for evidence of Spirit, Soul, Mind, Life, and Love. Here is where the evidence lies. The problem is, that this evidence must be recognized in an entirely different manner than we have become accustomed to. The question is: What is incorporeal Life, and Love, and their necessarily manifestation in man and the universe? Working from this premise, we may begin to gather evidence that will serve as a platform from which we can work heavenward.
Christ Jesus' healings are still regarded as physical evidence of the operation of Spirit. The scientific fact is, that this so-called material evidence is the metaphysical reflection of spiritual processes. The Christian Scientist sees health, harmony, and strength, as spiritual qualities. He cherishes these, as evidence of God's existence as Truth, of Life reflected in life, and Love in love. He cherishes infinite Mind reflected in intelligence, wisdom, creativity, intuitiveness, understanding, etc. To the genuine Christian Scientist the evidence of the existence and the power of God is always at hand. Christ Jesus used this evidence as a basis for his healing work. The metaphysical reflection of Jesus' work merely imaged forth the underlying nature of the absolute ideas of Truth that he understood in divine Science, and acknowledged in full. To Christ Jesus, God was a total reality, undoubtedly, absolutely, demonstrably. Thus he was able to say with assurance: "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."*(John 8:32) He was able to say it, based on his own experiences.
What is the nature of God as Truth?
This question may best be answered by exploring what has killed the concept of a living God. Has this concept been destroyed by the utter inconsistency between the rampages of evil in the world, and the old religious image of an all powerful deity that is deemed to be a force for good? If one sees a child murdered, or the loving father of a family wasting away in disease, not to mention the ravages of wars and famines (physical or economical), one finds it hard to believe in a compassionate God whose nature is good. Here, a total shift of perception is required to bridge the inconsistencies and to restore honor to God. This, of course, cannot be accomplished without a scientific spiritual sense of God as Truth. Without this breakthrough, the door to Christian healing remains closed.
The bridging of so wide a gap cannot be done on a merely religious basis as an act of faith. It is possible only on a scientific basis that traces its threads of evidence into an entirely different arena than religiosity does. The scientific perception that is involved is rather beautiful in its simplicity and logic. It begins with a God that is All-in-all; absolute Truth; infinite Mind; divine Spirit. It begins with a divine reality that is wholly harmonious, complete, and perfectly functioning according to the combined nature of omnipotence, omniscience, and infinite divine Love. It begins with a God who is not at war with itself, but is harmonious, intelligent, infinitely good in nature, a divine Principle that reflects itself in a universe of spiritual ideas in infinite individuality, all bearing the nature of the underlying fundamental allness of Spirit. Christian Science recognizes such a divinity and acknowledges that it is the only creator, and it recognizes a creation that reflects the nature of the creative divine Principle which can manifest nothing except its own nature.
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