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Show (MISTIANSCIENCE ! "Doctrine of Atonement" is the subject of the lesson-sermon in First Church of Christ, Scientist, j in Milford on Sumlay, April 21. I The Golden text is: "Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that luok for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation" (Hebrews 9:28). Comprised in the lesson-sermon are tho following Biblical citations: cita-tions: "Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed ; and make you a new heart and a new spirit; for why will ye die, O house of Israel Is-rael ? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourself, and live ye" (Ezekiel IS: 31, 32). Correlative to these verses is included in-cluded the following passage from the Christian Science textbook "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "If Truth is overcoming er-! ror in your daily walk and conver-! sation, you can finally say, 'I have fought a good fight ... I have kept the faith,' because you are a better man. This is having our part in the at-one-ment with Truth and Love. Christians do not continue to labor and pray, expecting ex-pecting because of another's goodness, good-ness, suffering, and triumph, that they shall reach his harmony and reward" (p. 21). |