Power and authority
The power of godly thinking
“How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand” (Psalms 139:17, 18, New International Version).Knowing that G...
Christly practice defeats malpractice
Christ Jesus was surely the Master, who showed his followers how to practice scientific Christianity. His Sermon on the Mount blueprints with clarity the good practice of graciously living the Chri...
Where does power rest?
Christian Science reveals that a human or physical sense of power is not power at all but merely a misperception of where power lies.
Be alert to “complicated and subtle” webs
As the Christlike expression of divine Mind, we are always equipped with the ability to discern between truthful thoughts originating in God and erroneous ones that do not come from God.
Address mental malpractice? How?
It was a summer morning. I had a lot to do that day and awakened with a severe headache. Nevertheless, I took my usual time to pray for myself and to study the Bible Lesson from the Christian Scien...
Is willpower our healing power?
Through studying the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy’s writings, we come to discern and increasingly demonstrate a harmony that’s already ours rather than feeling dependent on a steely personal grit to s...
Yielding to God’s authority
Christ Jesus said, “The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise” (John 5:19). Jesus didn’t say that h...
Praying with spiritual authority
The same power Jesus expressed is available today to all who follow Christ’s commands.
Christ’s law of harmony is our authority
The Bible cites two incidents where the disciples, while fishing, had been unable to catch anything until Christ Jesus arrived on the scene and instructed them on what to do. They listened to him a...
Pray for all in authority
If you’re looking for a place to start when it comes to praying more effectively for world leaders, look no further than the account of Ananias, an early Christian in Damascus, in the New Testament.