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Rh even God, Good. He rendered “unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's, and unto God the things that are God's.” He finally paid no homage to forms of doctrine or theories of man, but acted and spake as he was moved, not by spirits, but by Spirit.

To the ritualistic priest and hypocritical Pharisee he said, “Even the publicans and harlots go into the Kingdom

of Heaven before you.” His history made a new calendar, which we call the Christian era; but he established no form of worship. He knew that men can be baptized, partake of the eucharist, support the clergy, observe the Sabbath, make long prayers, and yet be sensual and sinful.

Jesus bore our infirmities, he knew the error of mortal belief, and “through his stripes [the denial of error] we

are healed.” “Despised and rejected of men,” returning blessing for cursing, he taught mortals the opposite of themselves, even the nature of God; and when error felt the power of Truth, the scourge and cross awaited the great Teacher. Yet he swerved not, well knowing that to obey the Divine order and trust God, saves retracing and traversing anew the path from sin to holiness.

Material belief is slow to acknowledge what the spiritual fact implies. The cross is the central emblem of

history. It commands sure entrance into the realm of Love. St. Paul wrote, “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us;” that is, put aside material self and sense, and seek the divine Principle and Science of all healing.