“Let us reassure ourselves with the law of Love”

In this week’s Lesson-Sermon “Everlasting Punishment” we’re reminded of Mary Baker Eddy’s statement in Science and Health:

“We should relieve our minds from the depressing thought that we have transgressed a material law and must of necessity pay the penalty. Let us reassure ourselves with the law of Love.” (384:3-6)

Carl J. Welz writes in the Sentinel article “Effective Protest” (09.25.1965):

“Sin is the belief in personal existence apart from God, in material consciousness, material pains, and material pleasures. But God and His spiritual idea are the all of existence, and this truth brings punishment to sin and to anyone who identifies himself with sin. Actually, the punishment is self-inflicted for it is merely the agony of sin's self-destruction as it is being exposed to the truth and as its nothingness is becoming evident. As one stops believing in sin as a reality, he separates himself from sin, ceases to be a sinner, and enjoys his spiritual identity in God's perfect image.”

Great thoughts to contemplate this week!

Kenneth Foster C.S.