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120 Jesus a medium controlled by the so-called “spirits” of the departed. We cannot doubt the belief of mediumship prevailed to some extent at that time, for Herod had before given the same definitions of Christ's healing; saying, “John the Baptist has come back, and therefore mighty works show forth themselves in him.” That this wicked king and debauched husband should gain no higher interpretation of the science of being and the great work our Master did, was not surprising; a sinner could not be supposed to comprehend this science if the disciples understood it not fully. They comprehended his spiritual explanations better than did others, but the connection they had with man's physical harmony or their application to heal the sick, they did not yet fully understand, so their Master patiently persisted in teaching and demonstrating to them that the Truth of being healed the sick, cast out error, and raised the dead. This science of Life was not comprehended by his students, until his final demonstration, when their great teacher stood before them the victor, not only over sickness and sin, but over death.

In secret yearnings to be better understood, the Master turned in confidence to Peter, saying, “But whom say ye that I am?” This inquiry meant simply, who or what is it that casts out error and heals the sick? And because he turned from the other disciples' answer and put anew the question to Peter, it plainly indicated he disapproved the belief he was a medium as he had before signified, saying, “I and the Father are one.” Peter's reply so unlike the others admitting He was “Christ,” Truth, that healed the sick and cast out error, called forth the answer, “Our Father in heaven,”