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Literary
July 3, 1954
The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Introduction to a glossary in Christian Science, explaining the substitution of spiritual for material definitions of Scriptural words. Quotes Revelation 3:7-8. Provides metaphysical interpretations for biblical terms: Abel (watchfulness, self-offering), Abraham (fidelity, faith in divine Life), and Adam (error, belief in original sin and mortality).
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THE GLOSSARY AND ITS INTRODUCTION
These things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth. and no man shutteth; and shutteth. and no man openeth: I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it.-REVELATION.
In Christian Science we learn that the substitution of the spiritual for the material definition of a Scriptural word often elucidates the meaning of the inspired writer. On this account this chapter is added. It contains the metaphysical interpretation of Bible terms, giving their spiritual sense, which is also their original meaning.
ABEL. Watchfulness; self-offering; surrendering to the creator the early fruits of experience.
ABRAHAM. Fidelity; faith in the divine Life and in the eternal Principle of being.
This patriarch illustrated the purpose of Love to create trust in good, and showed the life-preserving power of spiritual understanding.
ADAM. Error; a falsity; the belief in "original sin," sickness, and death; evil; the opposite of good,-of God and His creation; a curse; a belief in intelligent matter, finiteness, and mortality; "dust to dust;" red sandstone; nothingness; the first god of mythology; not God's man, who represents the one God and is His own image and likeness; the opposite of Spirit and His creations; that which is not the image and likeness of good, but a material belief, opposed to the one Mind, or Spirit; a so-called finite mind, producing other minds, thus making "gods many and lords many" (I Corinthians viii. 5).
These things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth. and no man shutteth; and shutteth. and no man openeth: I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it.-REVELATION.
In Christian Science we learn that the substitution of the spiritual for the material definition of a Scriptural word often elucidates the meaning of the inspired writer. On this account this chapter is added. It contains the metaphysical interpretation of Bible terms, giving their spiritual sense, which is also their original meaning.
ABEL. Watchfulness; self-offering; surrendering to the creator the early fruits of experience.
ABRAHAM. Fidelity; faith in the divine Life and in the eternal Principle of being.
This patriarch illustrated the purpose of Love to create trust in good, and showed the life-preserving power of spiritual understanding.
ADAM. Error; a falsity; the belief in "original sin," sickness, and death; evil; the opposite of good,-of God and His creation; a curse; a belief in intelligent matter, finiteness, and mortality; "dust to dust;" red sandstone; nothingness; the first god of mythology; not God's man, who represents the one God and is His own image and likeness; the opposite of Spirit and His creations; that which is not the image and likeness of good, but a material belief, opposed to the one Mind, or Spirit; a so-called finite mind, producing other minds, thus making "gods many and lords many" (I Corinthians viii. 5).
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Religious
What keywords are associated?
Christian Science
Bible Terms
Spiritual Interpretation
Metaphysical Glossary
Abel
Abraham
Adam
Literary Details
Title
The Glossary And Its Introduction
Subject
Metaphysical Interpretation Of Bible Terms
Key Lines
These Things Saith He That Is Holy, He That Is True, He That Hath The Key Of David, He That Openeth. And No Man Shutteth; And Shutteth. And No Man Openeth: I Know Thy Works: Behold, I Have Set Before Thee An Open Door, And No Man Can Shut It. Revelation.
In Christian Science We Learn That The Substitution Of The Spiritual For The Material Definition Of A Scriptural Word Often Elucidates The Meaning Of The Inspired Writer.
Adam. Error; A Falsity; The Belief In "Original Sin," Sickness, And Death; Evil; The Opposite Of Good, Of God And His Creation;