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304 the science of Life, as others cannot, whose origin is material. This idea of Truth came to rebuke Rabbinical error; to point out the way of Truth and Life, and to demonstrate, as it did, throughout the whole earthly career of Jesus, the difference between the offspring of Soul, and of sense; of Truth, and error; Christ was God; therefore the Principle of the man, Jesus, otherwise his Father; Jesus acknowledged no ties of flesh, saying, “Call no man your Father upon the earth, for one is your Father which is in heaven.” Again, “Who is my mother, and who are my brethren, but they that do the will of my Father.” We have no record of his ever calling a man father. He recognized God the only Principle of being, therefore, the Father of all.

Referring to the materiality of the age, he said, — “The time cometh and now is that they who worship the Father shall worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.” Again, foreseeing the persecution that must attend the introduction of this science, he said, — “The time cometh that whosoever killeth you will think he doeth God service.” “And these things will they do unto you because they have not known the Father or me.” In other words, are ignorant of the Principle of being; their father, on earth and in heaven, being personality instead of Principle; ignorant, also, of the origin of man, his nature and true existence. The world of error is blind to the Truth of man, and the world of sense, to Life that is Soul. Jesus was neither understood in his origin, his nature, or works; not one component part of his being did the world of sense get right. Even his righteousness and purity hindered not