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Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Golden Text I Thessalonians 5:5

. . . Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: 23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? 35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest

darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. 44 . . . He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting:

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Section One: Spirit makes you and gives you life.Page 2

Section Two: You’re a precious part of God’s family. Page 3

Section Three: As God’s child, you’re healthy and pure. Page 4

Section Four: Spiritual heritage frees you from material heredity. Page 5

Section Five: Man is immortal! Jesus proved it—you can, too!Page 6

Section Six: Your real being as a child of God comes to light.Page 7

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1 | 289:31–32

Man is not the offspring of flesh, but of Spirit, — of Life, not of matter.

2 | 335:8–12 There

There is nothing in 9 Spirit out of which matter could be made, for, as the Bible declares, without the Logos,

The only substance

the Æon or Word of God, “was not anything made 12 that was made.”

3 | 336:25

God, the divine Principle of man, and man in God’s likeness are inseparable, harmonious, and eternal. 27 The Science of being furnishes the rule of perfection, and brings immortality to light. God

God the parent Mind

and man are not the same, but in the order of divine Sci- 30 ence, God and man coexist and are eternal. God is the parent Mind, and man is God’s spiritual offspring.

4 | 409:20–23

The real man is 21 spiritual and immortal, but the mortal and imperfect so-called “children of men” are counterfeits from the beginning, to be laid aside for the pure reality.

5 | 69:6–10

6 Mortals can never understand God’s creation while believ- ing that man is a creator. God’s children already created will be cognized only as man finds the truth of being. 9 Thus it is that the real, ideal man appears in proportion as the false and material disappears.

6 | 260:7

The conceptions of mortal, erring thought must give way to the ideal of all that is perfect and eternal. Through 9 many generations human beliefs will be attain- ing diviner conceptions, and the immortal and

Spiritual discovery

perfect model of God’s creation will finally be seen as 12 the only true conception of being.

1 | John 1:1, 3–5

n the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

2 | Isaiah 45:5, 9, 11, 12 (to :), 19 I the

I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? 11 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: 19 I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

3 | I Peter 1:24, 25 (to 1st .)

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever.

4 | I Corinthians 13:12

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

5 | Job 33:4

The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

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I am the Lord; there is no other god. I will give you the strength you need, although you do not know me. Isaiah 45:5—Good News Translation

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7 | 444:27

27 Immortals, or God’s children in divine Science, are one harmonious family; but mortals, or the “children of men” in material 30 sense, are discordant and ofttimes false brethren.

8 | 541:16

The erroneous belief that life, substance, and intelligence can be material ruptures the life and brotherhood 18 of man at the very outset.

9 | 407:6–8, 11

6 Man’s enslavement to the most relentless masters — passion, selfishness, envy, hatred, and revenge — is con- quered only by a mighty struggle.

Here Christian 12 Science is the sovereign panacea, giving strength to the weakness of mortal mind, — strength from the immortal and omnipotent Mind, — and lifting humanity above 15 itself into purer desires, even into spiritual power and good-will to man.

10 | 469:30–5

30 With 1 one Father, even God, the whole family of man would be brethren; and with one Mind and that God, or good, 3 the brotherhood of man would consist of Love and Truth, and have unity of Principle and spiritual power which constitute divine Science.

11 | 492:7–12

Being is holiness, harmony, immortality. It is already proved that a knowledge of this, even in small degree, 9 will uplift the physical and moral standard of mortals, will increase longevity, will purify

Mind one and all

and elevate character. Thus progress will finally destroy 12 all error, and bring immortality to light.

6 | Malachi 2:10

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

7 | Matthew 4:16, 17

he people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8 | Matthew 5:16, 17, 43–45 (to :)

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:

9 | I John 4:7–9

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.


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10 | Isaiah 54:13, 14 (to 1st :)

And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. 14 In right-eousness shalt thou be established:

11 | Deuteronomy 6:5–7 thou

thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

12 | Matthew 4:23

nd Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness

and all manner of disease among the people.

13 | Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

14 | Mark 10:13–15

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

15 | I John 3:2, 3

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

12 | 337:14

Christian Science demonstrates that none but 15 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

Purity the path to

perfection 18 being which demonstrates Life in Christ, Life’s spiritual ideal.

13 | 572:8

In Science we are chil- 9 dren of God; but whatever is of material sense, or mortal, belongs not to His children, for materiality is the inverted image of spirituality.

14 | 371:26–30

Mankind will improve through Science and Christi- 27 anity. The necessity for uplifting the race is father to the fact that Mind can do it; for Mind can impart purity instead of impurity, strength instead of weak- 30 ness, and health instead of disease.

15 | 236:23–29

Parents should teach their children at the 24 earliest possible period the truths of health

Children’s tractability

and holiness. Children are more tractable than adults, and learn more readily to love the simple verities that will 27 make them happy and good. Jesus loved little children because of their freedom from wrong and their receptiveness of right.

16 | 237:15

15 Children should be taught the Truth-cure, Christian Science, among their first lessons, and kept from discuss- ing or entertaining theories or thoughts about 18 sickness. To prevent the experience of error

Teaching children

and its sufferings, keep out of the minds of your children either sinful or diseased thoughts. The latter should 21 be excluded on the same principle as the former. This makes Christian Science early available.

17 | 62:4, 16

The entire education of children should be such as to form habits of obedience to the moral and spiritual law, 6 with which the child can meet and master the belief in so- called physical laws, a belief which breeds disease.

Children should be allowed to remain children in knowledge, and should 18 become men and women only through growth in the understanding of man’s higher nature.

18 | 323:32

Willingness to become as a little child and 1 to leave the old for the new, renders thought receptive of the advanced idea. Gladness to leave the false landmarks 3 and joy to see them disappear, — this disposition helps to precipitate the ultimate harmony. The purification of sense and self is a proof of progress. “Blessed are the 6 pure in heart: for they shall see God.”


rebuked those who brought children to see Jesus. They likely thought the children would disturb Jesus and his listeners—they hadn’t yet understood that Jesus’s ministry was all-inclusive. Including the children also made it possible for the women who cared for them to hear his teachings.

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In Science man is the offspring of Spirit. The beauti- 6 ful, good, and pure constitute his ancestry. His origin is not, like that of mortals, in brute instinct, nor does he pass through material conditions prior

Spiritual origin

9 to reaching intelligence. Spirit is his primitive and ultimate source of being; God is his Father, and Life is the law of his being.

20 | 288:27

27 Science reveals the glorious possibilities of immortal man, forever unlimited by the mortal senses. The Christ-element in the Messiah made him

The Christ-element

30 the Way-shower, Truth and Life.

21 | xi:9–21

9 The physical healing of Christian Science results now, as in Jesus’ time, from the operation of divine Principle, before which sin and disease lose their real- 12 ity in human consciousness and disappear as naturally and as necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation. Now, as then, these mighty works 15 are not supernatural, but supremely natural. They are the sign of Immanuel, or “God with us,” — a divine influence ever present in human consciousness and re- 18 peating itself, coming now as was promised aforetime,

To preach deliverance to the captives [of sense], And recovering of sight to the blind, 21 To set at liberty them that are bruised.

22 | 178:22

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destroyed portion to our understanding of Christian Science, we are 24 freed from the belief of heredity, of mind in matter or animal magnetism; and we disarm sin of its imaginary power in proportion to our spiritual understanding of the status 27 of immortal being.

23 | 228:3–11, 25 (only)

3 The transmission of disease or of certain idiosyncra- sies of mortal mind would be impossible if this great fact of being were learned, — namely, that nothing 6 inharmonious can enter being, for Life is God.

No fleshly heredity

Heredity is a prolific subject for mortal belief to pin theories upon; but if we learn that nothing is real but the 9 right, we shall have no dangerous inheritances, and fleshly ills will disappear. The enslavement of man is not legitimate. There is no power apart from God.

24 | 72:12–13

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stroys mortality, and brings to light immortality.

16 | I Corinthians 15:50, 53

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

17 | ezekiel 18:1–3

The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

18 | Psalms 119:12 (to :), 18

Blessed art thou, O Lord: 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

19 | John 9:1–7

nd as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his dis-

ciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

20 | Romans 8:15 (to ;), 16, 17 (to 2nd ;)

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;


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21 | Psalms 56:1 (to :), 3, 4, 13

Be merciful unto me, O God: 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

22 | Mark 5:21–23, 35–42 there (to ;)

nd when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh

unto the sea. 22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. 35 there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? 36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked;

23 | ephesians 5:8 now

now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

25 | 206:25–28, 30

Can there be any birth or death for man, the spiritual image and likeness of God? Instead of God sending 27 sickness and death, He destroys them, and brings to light immortality.

30 God does not cause man to sin, to be sick, or to die.

26 | 410:4–7, 14–17, 29–30

“This is life eternal,” says Jesus, — is, not shall be; and then he defines everlasting life as a present knowledge 6 of his Father and of himself, — the knowledge of Love, Truth, and Life.

Life eternal and present

every trial of our faith in God makes us stronger. 15 The more difficult seems the material condition to be overcome by Spirit, the stronger should be our faith and the purer our love.

Love casteth out fear

Christian scientific practice be- 30 gins with Christ’s keynote of harmony, “Be not afraid!”

27 | 429:31–9

Jesus said (John viii. 51), “If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.” That statement is not con- 1 fined to spiritual life, but includes all the phenomena of existence. Jesus demonstrated this, healing the dying 3 and raising the dead. Mortal mind must part with error, must put off itself with its deeds,

Life all-inclusive

and immortal manhood, the Christ ideal, will appear. 6 Faith should enlarge its borders and strengthen its base by resting upon Spirit instead of matter. When man gives up his belief in death, he will advance more rapidly 9 towards God, Life, and Love.

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thought they were going to lose me, but then Jesus

stopped by my house. Sud-denly, I was healed! Jesus

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o when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 57 thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

28 | 476:9–13, 17–18

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Mortals are not immortals

man, and man is the idea of God. Hence man is not mortal nor material. Mortals will disappear, and im- 12 mortals, or the children of God, will appear as the only and eternal verities of man.

Mortality is finally swallowed 18 up in immortality.

29 | 288:31–1

The eternal Truth destroys what mortals seem to have learned from error, and man’s real existence as a child 1 of God comes to light.


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When he arose, Saul found he was blind and had to be led by the people who were traveling with him. He

didn’t drink or eat for three days. A disciple named Ananias went to Saul and restored his sight. Saul then began preaching about the Christ. I think it’s inspiring that, because of his one encoun-ter with the Christ, Saul had a complete change of heart and became a follower of Christ. Mary Baker eddy put it like this: “He learned the wrong that he had done in persecuting Christians, whose reli-gion he had not understood, and in humil-ity he took the new name of Paul. He beheld for the first time the true idea of Love, and learned a lesson in divine Science” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 326). Bullies may try to harm you, either physi-cally or mentally, because they see some-thing “different” about you, and they feel they must put you down because of it. But it’s good to know that everyone can have a change of heart. You can pray for bullies, that they can “see the light” as Saul did. And that they can go on to do good. When I was in seventh grade, my friends and I picked on and teased a boy we thought was a bit different. Just to join in with the group, I started taking part more and more often, until I realized how much we were

hurting his feelings. I started thinking about how everyone is created in God’s image and likeness (see Genesis 1:26, 27) and that Jesus told us to love our neighbor as ourselves. So I decided to follow those two commands. I knew that none of us would like someone

to treat us the way we were treating this boy. It took moral courage to break away from what my friends were doing and apologize for what I had done. I began to set a good example by simply leaving him in peace and also being nice to him during class if he needed some help. I felt good about doing the right thing and not the “popular” thing. After a couple of weeks, my friends stopped bullying him, too. So instead of being tempted to pick on others or putting up with being tormented yourself, you can turn to prayer. Let’s all see the good in everyone because we know God made each and every one of us spir-itually perfect and capable of recognizing the good in ourselves and others. If we all do this, and love everyone more, I’m sure we can play a huge part in putting an end to bullying.

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has been holding anti-bullying assemblies and campaigns to try to discourage bullying. However, a spiritual approach is something that isn’t really covered in school, but I be-lieve it’s important to have it in the picture. So I have written this article to contribute a spiritual, prayerful approach. I’ve realized that probably one of the big-gest “bullies” in the Bible’s New Testament is Saul (see Acts 9:1–20). He persecuted the followers of Jesus, either killing them or sending them to prison. This all changed when one day, on his way to Damascus, he was surrounded by a light from heaven: “And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecut-est thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.” (“Kick against the pricks” was old-fashioned farming language, and a way of saying that Saul, like a stubborn ox, had been rebelling against God.)

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BIBlE Info:tRAnSlAtIonS: All Scriptural quotations used in the text of myBibleLesson are taken from the King James Version of The Holy Bible, unless otherwise indicated.

The following are verbally equivalent translations used for In Other Words. These translations tend to use the oldest available and most recently discovered manuscripts to translate the literal meaning of the text word-for-word.Amplified Bible: Scriptural quotations marked Amplified Bible are taken from the Amplified Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Contemporary English Version: Scriptural quotations marked Contemporary English Version are taken from the Contemporary english Version Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. used by permission.

New International Version: Scriptural quotations marked New International Version are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. used by permission.

New Revised Standard Version: Scriptural quotations marked New Revised Standard Version are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the united States of America. used by permission. All rights reserved.

Revised English Bible: Scriptural quotations marked Revised English Bible are taken from the Revised english Bible © Oxford university Press and Cambridge university Press 1989.

Revised Standard Version: Scriptural quotations marked Revised Standard Version are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the united States of America. used by permission. All rights reserved.

The following dynamically equivalent translations are used for In Other Words. These translations attempt to convey the thoughts expressed in the text in common, everyday English.Good News Translation: Scriptural quotations marked Good News Translation are taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s english Version—Second edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. used by permission.

New English Bible: Scriptural quotations marked New English Bible are taken from the New english Bible © Oxford university Press and Cambridge university Press 1961, 1970.

New International Reader’s Version: Scriptural quotations marked New International Reader’s Version are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version®. Copyright 1996, 1998 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. used by permission.

New Living Translation: Scriptural quotations marked New Living Translation are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

The following paraphrases are used for In Other Words. These are not literal translations, rather they attempt to present to modern readers the text’s tone, rhythm, and ideas as its earliest audiences might have experienced it.The Living Bible: Scriptural quotations marked The Living Bible are taken from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971. used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

The Message: Scriptural quotations marked The Message are taken from The Message, copyright © by eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

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