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Adam 36, 136, 146; as established creation of Jehovah God, 22, 23; as man's intellect, 15-18, 20

Adam man, 127

Adversary, current criticism as subtle, 87

affirmations and denials, list of: 63, 65, 152

Ananias, and Sapphira, 126, 127

Andrew (strength), 53, 90, 91

Arnold, Sir Edwin ("Light of Asia"), 27

atonement (at-one-ment), 161-178; and race consciousness, 164-166; meaning of, 164, 165

authority, external, keeps men in bondage, 104

baptism, 73, 90, 91, 151

Being, 40, 43, 154, 158, 164, 165; and Jesus, 169; cause and effect as law of, 78; desire and fulfillment as principle of, 79; law of unfoldment in, 24, 25

Bhakti (Disciples of Love), 59

birth and rebirth, 75-78 (See Spirit)

blood of Jesus, and Paul's conception of salvation, 167, 168

body (and mind), harmonious, and faculties contributing to harmony, 53; as instrument of the mind, 62; as temple of living God, 118-121; as transformer of life, 41, 42; building a spiritual, by following directions of Spirit, 97, 107; man's, as temple in which Christ holds religious services, 105, 106; on parallelism of change of thought and change of, 116; transformation of man's, 111-113, 153 (See man)

bondage, concerning, 104

Bryant, William Cullen ("Thanatopsis"), 48

burdens, on bearing, 94, 95

cause and effect, 8-10, 78, 161, 162

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cells 153, 154; beliefs in consciousness as affecting body, 49, 50; live vs. dead, and their relation to health, 152

charity, on evils of 95

Christ, 34, 35; and His reign within man, 131; as individualized mind of God, 169; body of, and regeneration, 154, 155; bringing powers of man's being into subjection to, 50; power of, 49 (See Church of Christ; God; Jesus)

Christ consciousness, vs. Jesus consciousness, 167-171

Christianity, pure, as taught by Jesus, vs. organized Christianity, 101-113, 132, 133, 175, 176; teaching of, regarding human race, 114

church of Christ, as exact science, 110, 111; as man's spiritual body, 105, 106, 112, 113; as state of consciousness, 105, 106, 110; every department of man's existence covered by, 111; external organization of, vs. minds and hearts of men, 109

civilization, new, as higher state of consciousness, 124-126

Comforter (See Holy Spirit)

communion, man's, with God, 136, 137

consciousness, forming a harmonious and permanent, 71; personal, 177; spiritual (heaven), a man's rightful abode, 88; thinking faculty as executive power in, 54; true church of Christ as state of, 105, 106, 110

creation, imperfect, as man's fault, 116, 117; transitory vs. permanent, 70

creed (See dogma)

criticism (See error)

Daniel, 47, 136

death, and sleep as brothers in metaphysical sense, 46, 48, 147; as defined by Webster, 38; as denial of God's idea of life, 149; as result of wrong concept and use

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of life, 45; first and second, explained, 146-150; ideas of, vs. ideas of life, and their effect on man's body, 150, 151; microbe of, 19, 20; on overcoming, 111-116, 164; on saving body from, by seeing it as temple of God, 118; on what happens after, 159; Paul on, 47, 146, 147 (See sin)

demonstration, reasons for failure in, 85, 86

denial, power of, 82, 83

desire, 40; and experience, 79-82; vs. fulfillment, 77, 78

Devil (See Satan)

Diogenes, 75

disciples, twelve, as faculties in the body consciousness, 52

Disciples of Love (See Bhakti)

disease, not natural, 120; not of God, 56; on overcoming, 115, 116; vs. health, 39

dogma, as obstructor of soul's progress, 104, 105

dreams, and the Holy Spirit, 136, 137

Eden (See Garden of Eden)

ego, as I AM, 77, 78

Elijah, 9, 58

Emerson (quoted), 9, 26

error, magnifying, as subtle adversary, 87

ether, 55, 61, 163

evil, 22, 39, 40; denying, 56

experience, 114

faculties (of man's mind) (disciples), to be developed in same order as Jesus chose His disciples, 90, 91

faith, represented by Peter, 52-54

"fall of man," explained, 161, 163

Father, 33-37, 64, 72, 90-92, 173, 174, 178; as man's provider and protector 94, 95; finding the, in man's

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inner temple, 97, 98; glory of, made manifest through Son, 24; oneness with, 98, 142, 143, 166; Son, and Holy Ghost, as Principle, ideal, and formative word, 68, 134

fear, microbe of, 19

flesh, as man's obedient servant, 79; as state of consciousness, 77; loosing bonds of, with words, 82, 83; vs. Spirit, 75-88

Garden of Eden, 16, 36, 45, 96, 151; as antedating formation of this planet, 163; restoration of, on earth, 122, 123

Genesis, 14, 15

God, accessibility of, 10-12; and the Word, as presented by John, 66; as all-potential mind, 116, 117; as Father-Mother, and all men and women as common family, 81, 99; as infinite, vs. God as a person, 9, 10, 104; as love, 8, 9, 64; as man's higher self, 11, 12; as omnipresent intelligence, 13; as origin of all, 70; as Spirit, or Mind, 7-9, 97, 98; Christ (ideal man), as only Son of, 167; expressing, as man's mission, 99, 100; life and health as consequence of man's acquaintance with, 44; no duality in, 148, 149; Spirit as man's only leader in search for, 110 (See experience; Word)

Godhead, man as imaging faculty in, 70, 71

God-man relationship, 92, 112, 113, 170, 171

God-Mind, 42, 152

good, affirming, 56; as reality of God and man, 116-118; minimizing, as subtle adversary, 87; on pronouncing every experience as, 107, 108; vs. evil, 22, 39, 40

greed, 54, 55

guidance, 114

happiness, 30, 31, 123

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hate, vs. love, 152, 153

healing, metaphysical, secret of, 118-121

health, 152; (life), and acquaintanceship with God, 44 (See also cells)

hearing (receptivity), represented by Simon, afterward named Peter, 90

heart, as faculty (center) of love, 52, 58, 62, 63

Holy Spirit (Ghost), and its part in the reconstruction of man's body, 106-108; and man's communion with God, 137, 138; as formative word, 68; as man's only teacher and guide, 102, 103; as only authorized interpreter of Jesus Christ's gospel, 133, 139; as whole Spirit of God, 139, 140; as wise builder, 70; baptism of, 73, 90, 91, 107, 151; Jesus on blasphemy against, explained, 106, 107; man's acknowledgement of, way to harmonious consciousness, 71; relation of, to God and Christ, 133, 145

hypnotism, 36

I AM, 25, 26, 36, 41, 42; and imagination, 68; and its relation to I will, 29, 30; and the development of man's powers, 92; and the kingdom of heaven, 28-37; and the thinking faculty, 96; as determining all states of consciousness, 77; as Principle, 76, 77; as pure Spirit, 30; as will in flesh consciousness, as love in spiritual consciousness, 78, 79; belief in fleshly parentage as hindrance to function of, on spiritual plane, 80, 81; desire as moving factor of, 77, 78; happiness as mission of, 30, 31; identification of, with its creation, as illusion, 89, 90; (Lord God), and the perfect body, 117, 118 (See kingdom of heaven)

I will, 29, 30

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ideas, power of, 28, 29

imagination, 68

inspiration (guidance) (God), 114

intellect, 16-18, 20; as executive officer of wisdom, 58; represented by John the Baptist, 69; vs. Spirit, 22; vs. wisdom, 21-23 (See love; wisdom)

intelligence, and life, 40 (See will; wisdom)

Isis (See Osiris)

Jacob (dreams), 136

James, son of Zebedee (discrimination or judgment), 53

Jeans, Sir James (quoted), 41

Jehovah, as I AM, 76, 77, 157

Jehovah God, 14, 15, 118, 119, 135, 136; as infinite Mind in expression, 11 (See man)

Jesus, and earthly parentage, 80, 81; and His communion with God in the silence, 137, 138; and race consciousness, 164-168; and the calling of His disciples (representing body faculties), 52-54; and the Father within, 35-37; and the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, 155-158; and the part He played in opening man's way into Father's kingdom, 164, 165; and the power of the I AM, 25; and the Sermon on the Mount, in relation to regeneration, 86, 87; as demonstrator of God's law (Word made flesh), 43, 118; as enigma to worldly-wise of Judea, 71, 72; as genius, 67; as resurrected Adam, 137; as Saviour, 167, 168; as the Father (God) incarnate, 141, 142, 169; atonement of, 161-178; evolution of, from sense to soul, 169-172; man's relation to, 168, 169; obedience of, to the Father's will, 91, 92; on body resurrection, 114, 115, 118, 119; on flesh and Spirit, 75; on humility, 93; on kingdom of heaven, 31-34, 126-131; on life, 148, 149; on

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marriage, 83; on overcoming hard conditions, 25; on raising the dead, 38, 42, 45-47; on states of consciousness, 84; original doctrine as set forth by, and His disciples, 102-104; words of, 172-178 (See Christ; man)

John, 66; (love), 53; on New Jerusalem, 128, 129, 159, 160

Joseph (dreams), 136

Joseph (husband of Mary), and dreams, 137

judgment (discrimination, discretion), represented by James, 53

kingdom of God, 13, 80; prophecies concerning restoration of, 122-127

kingdom of heaven, availability, location, benefits, and conditions for entering, 31-37, 126-131; four faculties necessary for man's entry into, 53, 54; no short cuts into, 36

knowledge, inspiration vs. experience in attaining, 114

Koch, Robert, 17

Lazarus (brother of Martha and Mary), 42, 47, 49

Lazarus (the beggar), 155-158

Leeser, Isaac ("Twenty-four Books of the Holy Scriptures"), 42

life, as omnipresent principle and expression of Being, 40, 45, 46; eternal, 146-160; importance of affirmations in demonstrating eternal, 149, 150, 152, 153; intelligence vs. ignorance in the use of, 44 (See death; health)

life force, and misdirected desires, 40

logic (See reason)

Lord's body, man's place in, 115-119

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love, 152, 153; and its attributes, 56, 61; as blind without wisdom, 78, 79; as magnet, 55, 56, 60, 61; center of, 62-64; divine, and its development, 51-65; power of, 57-59; represented by John, 53; vs. evil, 56; vs. greed, 54, 55; vs. sex lust, 64 (See Power; race consciousness; thought; wisdom)

Lowell, James Russell, 122

man, as a son of God (God's idea), 74, 90, 91, 103, 167, 170; as formative faculty of Being, 70, 71; as highest expression of God, 41; as organizer by nature, 105; as responsible for bringing forth perfection, 117, 118; as spirit, soul, and body, 157-159; as spiritual by birth, 163; as wise or ignorant builder of life, 90; consciousness of, summed up as God, Jehovah God, and Adam, 15; erasing personal, as short cut into kingdom of heaven, 93, 94; Holy Spirit revealed to, through his spiritual nature, 139, 140; intellectual vs. spiritual, 72; redemption of, from sin, 34; self-knowledge revealed by the I AM in, 76; to become God incarnate, 142 (See powers; regeneration; thoughts)

marriage, and the spiritual consciousness, 83

materia medica, vs. metaphysics, 19, 20

mediumship, 36

mesmerism (See hypnotism)

metaphysics, as understanding of realm of ideas and their expression, 70

microorganism, and thought, 14-27

millennium, dawn of, in man's keeping, 124, 125

Mind, 10, 12, 16, 18, 33, 41, 57, 72; as causative power,

82; as generator of thought, 7, 8; as knowing quality of Being, 71, freedom of, and the search for truth, 104; idea, and manifestation, as one, 14, 15, 106; innocence of, as its own defense, 107, 108;

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perfection in, to be expressed in man, as it was in Jesus, 117-120 (See body; god)

miracles, vs. universal law, 111

Moore, Thomas ("Thou art, O God"), 100

Moses, 17, 157; and obedience to Spirit, 97; and the I AM, 76, 77

New Jerusalem, explained, 112, 125, 128, 129, 159, 160

Obedience, concerning spiritual, 93-98

Osiris and Isis, 99

paradise, as state of consciousness, 114

Parker, Doctor, or microbe of death, 19, 20

Pasteur, Louis, 17

Paul, 47, 50, 85, 86, 137, 142, 146, 147; and his conception of man's salvation through blood of Jesus, 167, 168; and the Lord's body, 117; on natural vs. spiritual body, 105, 106

Peter, as representing one aspect of the I AM, 15, 16; (faith), as "rock," 52-54, 90, 102, 103; (visions), 137

Phylacteries, 172, 173, 175

physiology, and body building, 147-149; vs. metaphysics, on health, 152-154

Plato, 75; Emerson on, 9; on pure reason, 117

power, love vs. intellect, in relation to, 58, 59 (See love)

powers, man as user and not possessor of God's creation and, 92, 93

prayer, 137, 138; and reconstruction of body, 107 (See communion; Holy Spirit)

prayer wheels, 173, 175

Prince of Peace, 124

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Principle, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost omnipresent as, 68, 69

Promised Land, 113, 164

prophecy, and the kingdom of God, 122-125

psychic phenomena, 158

race consciousness, 164-168; and death, 45, 46; and love, 61; and the visible reign of Christ, 123-125

reason (of Spirit), pure, and body regeneration, 119

rebirth (See birth)

redemption (See man; regeneration; thoughts)

reforms, and reformers, 7-9, 165

regeneration, 34, 119, 147, 154; and obedience to Spirit, 112, 113; and the Sermon on the Mount, 86, 87 (See birth)

reincarnation, 156, 157, 159

resurrection, 48, 49, 164; of body, not limited to Jesus, 114, 115

Rotherham, Joseph Bryant, 87

salvation, and the Holy Spirit, 139, 140

Sapphira (See Ananias)

Satan, 34; as experience, 114; as personal self, 171, 172

Science, on self-perpetuation of man's body, 115

scriptures, as portraying progress of mind, 16; man's tendency to make idol of, 103, 104; on light and intelligence, 69

"Secret Place," as point of contact between man and God, 72

sects, protestant, led by Spirit in their incipiency, 109

sensation, 45; as serpent, and the five senses, 82; vs. Spirit, 78

Sermon on the Mount, 86, 87

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sex lust, 64

Shakespeare (quoted), 28, 47

sickness (See disease)

silence, 107; vs. noise, 8 (See communion; prayer)

Simon (See Peter)

Simon Magus, 73

sin, as "missing the mark," 48, 49; as related to disease and death, 154-157

sleep (See death)

Solomon (dreams), 137

son of man, 25

soul, pearl of great price within man's, 99, 100 (See man)

Spirit, 8-9, 90; as highest realm of mind, 131; as omnipotent, silent principle of Being, 96; as permeating all things, 67; as state of consciousness, 77; man's birth into, 75-78, 80, 81; obedience to, as short cut to kingdom of heaven and wholeness, 93-98; Paul on living by, 85, 86 (See God; man)

Spirit of truth, 37

strength, represented by Andrew, 52, 53

substance, 26

supply, and love, 55

theology, vs. metaphysical doctrine, 67, 68

theory, vs. works, 68

thought, as formative, 18; body as fruit of man's, 116; error, and its effect on love, 54, 55; right, as dependent on use of faith, strength, judgment, and love, 53, 54

thoughts, as microbes, 18, 19; evil (Satan), vs. good thoughts (Christ) in man's regeneration, 34 (See man; regeneration; thoughts)

Trinity, 134

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Truth, as written in every soul's inner sanctuary, 174; testifying in favor of, 69

visions (See dreams)

Wesley, John, 109

will, as blind without intelligence, 78, 79

wisdom, 21, 22; and love, 23, 24, 26; as of Spirit, 91; as the Father within man (also called the Christ), 35-37; exercise of, necessary to right living, 40; love and intellect in relation to, 58 (See love)

word, as visible expression of mind and ideas, 176; as working power of God, 68; power of the spoken, 82, 83, 148, 172, 173, 176, 177; relation of God to, according to John, 66

Word of God, 35, 121; as revelator to man of his powers and possibilities, 73, 74 (See holy spirit)