What is Practical Christianity
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practical Christianity?
Love suffereth long, an d is k in d ; Love envieth not. Love va2inteth not itself. Is not puffed u p ; Doth not behave itself unseemly ; Seeketh not its own, Is not provoked, Taketh no account of e v il; Kejoiceth not in iniquity. But rejoiceth in the truth ; . Beareth a ll things. Believeth all things, Hopeth all things\ Endureth all things. 0
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S u b scrip tio n s ta k e n for U nity, a mag-azine advocating- th is doctrine, published a t 511 and 512 H a ll Building-, K an sas City, Mo. S ub scription, $1.00 per year.
P ra c tic a l C h ristia n ity is th e ap p licatio n in all th e affairs of life, of th e doctrine of Jesus C hrist. I t explains how m an m ay come into con scious relatio n s w ith th e F a th e r, and w h a t J e sus m ean t w hen he said: “ God is S p irit; and th ey th a t w orship him m ust w orship in sp irit an d tr u th .”—Jo h n 4, 24. R. V. I t explains th e s p iritu a l Being- of M an and h is re la tio n to soul and body. I t explains th e actio n of th e m ind, and how it is th e connecting- lin k betw een God and m an; also how m ind action affects th e body, produc ing- discord or harm ony, sickness or h ealth . I t show s w h a t th e facu lties of m an are, th e ir re la tio n and how to develop them , as sym bol ized by th e type-m an, Jesu s C hrist, and his tw elve disciples. “ W e have th e m ind of C h rist.”— 1 Cor. 2:16. I t explains w h y a failu re to bring- fo rth these faculties, or th e ir m isuse, is a falling- sh o rt of th e G od-idea, th e “ imag*e and lik en ess,” and w hich falling- sh o rt is sin.
I t explains how m an h as th u s fallen sh o rt and b ro u g h t upon him self sin, sickness, poverty, sorrow and d eath . I t show s how all these conditions can be over come and a new relatio n estab lish ed betw een th e C reator and th e created. I t explains in a ra tio n al, com prehensive w ay th e m ission of Jesu s C hrist, th e atonem ent he m ade for us, and how we m ay tak e ad v an tag e of it. It in te rp re ts th e S crip tu res as a w hole and show s th em to be a w onderful rev elatio n to m an, ex p lain in g h is o rig in , h is developm ent an d h is destiny. I t b rid g es th e g u lf betw een science and re lig io n and show s th e N ew T e sta m e n t to be an arcan u m of th e su b tle forces u n d e rly in g all m anifest life, and w hich are now being d is covered by th e advanced schools of. physical science. I t solves all th e problem s of existence and b rin g s m an in to u n d e rsta n d in g of D ivine L aw , harm ony, h e a lth , and peace, here and now. I t is pure C h ristia n ity and proves itself to be such by th e sig n s w hich follow its exposition, as prom ised in M ark 16:17, 18 and 20. I t ad m its and accepts th e tr u th th a t is ex pressed in any system of relig io n , b u t does not confine itse lf to any set creed or dogm a, or to any fixed nam e or o rg an izatio n . I t accepts th e G ospel of Jesu s C h rist as th e h ig h e s t g iv en to m an, and recognizes b u t one source of rev elatio n for th a t G ospel: “ Even th e S p irit of T r u th —w hich is th e H oly G host,
w hom th e F a th e r w ill send in m y nam e, he sh a ll teach you a ll th in g s, and b rin g all th in g s to y our rem em brance w hatsoever I have said unto y o u .”—Jo h n 14 26. . Its disciples seek to fu lfill all th e com m ands of C h rist: “ P re a c h th e G ospel,” and “ H eal th e sick, cleanse th e lepers, raise th e dead, cast out devils: freely }’e have received, freely g iv e .” M a tt 10:8; because th e y accept lite ra lly his prophecy and prom ise: “ H e th a t believeth on me, th e th in g s th a t I do sh a ll he do also; and g re a te r w orks th a n these sh all he d o .”—Jo h n 14:12. T h is g re a t tru th is b ein g applied in a m ost p ra c tic a l w ay by thousands, and th ey are g e t tin g th e re su lts in new ness of u n d erstan d in g , s tre n g th and h e a lth . Y ou are cordially in v ited to jo in in th e work of rev e alin g th is tra n sfo rm in g tr u th to h u m an ity, and th ro u g h it reap th e g re a t benefits in m ind, body and affairs w ith those w ho are p u t tin g it in to p ractical use.
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C L A S S IN S T R U C T IO N .
Monday Evening, Jan u ary 17th, 1898, at ei o’clock, in Rooms 510-511 H all Bldg., K ansas C Mo., we shall begin another course of instruction, consisting of lessons in Practical C hristianity and C hristian Healing. Students are here instructed in the great m ysteries of B eing “hid since the founda tion of the world,” they are tau g h t how to instruct and heal others, and they are healed themselves. C harles
510-5)
and
H all Building,
M yrtle F illmore ,
K ansas City, Mo.
practical Christianity?
Love suffereth long, an d is k in d ; Love envieth not. Love va2inteth not itself. Is not puffed u p ; Doth not behave itself unseemly ; Seeketh not its own, Is not provoked, Taketh no account of e v il; Kejoiceth not in iniquity. But rejoiceth in the truth ; . Beareth a ll things. Believeth all things, Hopeth all things\ Endureth all things. 0
^
S u b scrip tio n s ta k e n for U nity, a mag-azine advocating- th is doctrine, published a t 511 and 512 H a ll Building-, K an sas City, Mo. S ub scription, $1.00 per year.
P ra c tic a l C h ristia n ity is th e ap p licatio n in all th e affairs of life, of th e doctrine of Jesus C hrist. I t explains how m an m ay come into con scious relatio n s w ith th e F a th e r, and w h a t J e sus m ean t w hen he said: “ God is S p irit; and th ey th a t w orship him m ust w orship in sp irit an d tr u th .”—Jo h n 4, 24. R. V. I t explains th e s p iritu a l Being- of M an and h is re la tio n to soul and body. I t explains th e actio n of th e m ind, and how it is th e connecting- lin k betw een God and m an; also how m ind action affects th e body, produc ing- discord or harm ony, sickness or h ealth . I t show s w h a t th e facu lties of m an are, th e ir re la tio n and how to develop them , as sym bol ized by th e type-m an, Jesu s C hrist, and his tw elve disciples. “ W e have th e m ind of C h rist.”— 1 Cor. 2:16. I t explains w h y a failu re to bring- fo rth these faculties, or th e ir m isuse, is a falling- sh o rt of th e G od-idea, th e “ imag*e and lik en ess,” and w hich falling- sh o rt is sin.
I t explains how m an h as th u s fallen sh o rt and b ro u g h t upon him self sin, sickness, poverty, sorrow and d eath . I t show s how all these conditions can be over come and a new relatio n estab lish ed betw een th e C reator and th e created. I t explains in a ra tio n al, com prehensive w ay th e m ission of Jesu s C hrist, th e atonem ent he m ade for us, and how we m ay tak e ad v an tag e of it. It in te rp re ts th e S crip tu res as a w hole and show s th em to be a w onderful rev elatio n to m an, ex p lain in g h is o rig in , h is developm ent an d h is destiny. I t b rid g es th e g u lf betw een science and re lig io n and show s th e N ew T e sta m e n t to be an arcan u m of th e su b tle forces u n d e rly in g all m anifest life, and w hich are now being d is covered by th e advanced schools of. physical science. I t solves all th e problem s of existence and b rin g s m an in to u n d e rsta n d in g of D ivine L aw , harm ony, h e a lth , and peace, here and now. I t is pure C h ristia n ity and proves itself to be such by th e sig n s w hich follow its exposition, as prom ised in M ark 16:17, 18 and 20. I t ad m its and accepts th e tr u th th a t is ex pressed in any system of relig io n , b u t does not confine itse lf to any set creed or dogm a, or to any fixed nam e or o rg an izatio n . I t accepts th e G ospel of Jesu s C h rist as th e h ig h e s t g iv en to m an, and recognizes b u t one source of rev elatio n for th a t G ospel: “ Even th e S p irit of T r u th —w hich is th e H oly G host,
w hom th e F a th e r w ill send in m y nam e, he sh a ll teach you a ll th in g s, and b rin g all th in g s to y our rem em brance w hatsoever I have said unto y o u .”—Jo h n 14 26. . Its disciples seek to fu lfill all th e com m ands of C h rist: “ P re a c h th e G ospel,” and “ H eal th e sick, cleanse th e lepers, raise th e dead, cast out devils: freely }’e have received, freely g iv e .” M a tt 10:8; because th e y accept lite ra lly his prophecy and prom ise: “ H e th a t believeth on me, th e th in g s th a t I do sh a ll he do also; and g re a te r w orks th a n these sh all he d o .”—Jo h n 14:12. T h is g re a t tru th is b ein g applied in a m ost p ra c tic a l w ay by thousands, and th ey are g e t tin g th e re su lts in new ness of u n d erstan d in g , s tre n g th and h e a lth . Y ou are cordially in v ited to jo in in th e work of rev e alin g th is tra n sfo rm in g tr u th to h u m an ity, and th ro u g h it reap th e g re a t benefits in m ind, body and affairs w ith those w ho are p u t tin g it in to p ractical use.
/
C L A S S IN S T R U C T IO N .
Monday Evening, Jan u ary 17th, 1898, at ei o’clock, in Rooms 510-511 H all Bldg., K ansas C Mo., we shall begin another course of instruction, consisting of lessons in Practical C hristianity and C hristian Healing. Students are here instructed in the great m ysteries of B eing “hid since the founda tion of the world,” they are tau g h t how to instruct and heal others, and they are healed themselves. C harles
510-5)
and
H all Building,
M yrtle F illmore ,
K ansas City, Mo.
