Sometimes, like after today’s reading I can’t imagine why anyone thought (or thinks) the literal words of Jesus were the point. The figurative position just gives so much more to the words.
Showing posts with label The Platform. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Platform. Show all posts
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Friday, July 2, 2010
Day 173: Platform end
339:1-340:29
Today is the end of the chapter, and the end of the platform. I found a little pep talk in the passages I marked.
Today is the end of the chapter, and the end of the platform. I found a little pep talk in the passages I marked.
He is joining in a conspiracy against himself, --against his own awakening to the awful unreality by which he has been deceived.
never to admit that sin can have intelligence or power, pain or pleasure
life its own proof of harmony and God
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Day 171: The Platform and Soul
334:31-336:31
Today's part of the platform covers man and God in the sense that is God in man or man in God. While I usually have a firm grasp on my belief regarding Soul, this sentence caught me unaware:
Today's part of the platform covers man and God in the sense that is God in man or man in God. While I usually have a firm grasp on my belief regarding Soul, this sentence caught me unaware:
Only by losing the false sense of Soul can we gain the eternal unfolding of Life as immortality brought to light.I've been asking myself what false sense of Soul I have and why? This leads me to think that Soul is really about a connection without the material that is upheld by other religions. It could almost be considered part of American conversation and culture: soul is in the body. It doesn't hold for every religion or people in American but it is common enough to be used in popular entertainment (movies, t.v., books) without much explanation of what the idea is -- it is just assumed the viewer knows.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Day 170: The Platform, Jesus, and the Christ
332:9-334:30
Today is the second day of the platform at the end of this chapter. While I was reading it, I realized this was a great summary of the theology of Christian Science, particularly how CSers view Mary, Jesus, and use the term Christ.
I marked the section about Mary because I felt, as a mom, I also need to mentally conceive of my children spiritually. Yes, they are already born, but I want to continue to keep them in my thought spiritually and recognize their true origin from God.
Today is the second day of the platform at the end of this chapter. While I was reading it, I realized this was a great summary of the theology of Christian Science, particularly how CSers view Mary, Jesus, and use the term Christ.
I marked the section about Mary because I felt, as a mom, I also need to mentally conceive of my children spiritually. Yes, they are already born, but I want to continue to keep them in my thought spiritually and recognize their true origin from God.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Day 169: The Platform
330:8-332:8
Today's reading starts the enumeration of The Platform. I don't know what else to call it. I've tagged it as MBE Listy which will include other lists Mary Baker Eddy sets aside. If I've missed one, please comment on it and I'm make sure that day's entry also has the tag.
The two things in today's reading that stood out to me were:
These two might seem contradictory but they reinforce, at least for me, the difference between the material and the spiritual and where I need to focus.
Today's reading starts the enumeration of The Platform. I don't know what else to call it. I've tagged it as MBE Listy which will include other lists Mary Baker Eddy sets aside. If I've missed one, please comment on it and I'm make sure that day's entry also has the tag.
The two things in today's reading that stood out to me were:
Neither God nor the perfect man can be discerned by the material senses.And
Everything in God's universe expresses Him.
These two might seem contradictory but they reinforce, at least for me, the difference between the material and the spiritual and where I need to focus.
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