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331 suffered to bestow upon us. The divinity of the Christ was made manifest in the humanity of Jesus.

While we adore Jesus, and the heart overflows with gratitude for what he has done for mortals, — treading

alone his loving pathway up to the throne of glory, in speechless agony exploring the way for us, — yet Jesus spares us not one individual experience, if we follow his commands faithfully; and all will have the cup of sorrowful effort to drink, in proportion to their demonstration of his Love.

The Christ possessed the Spirit which Jesus implied in his own statements: “I am the Truth and Life;”

“I and my Father are one.” The Christ is the divinity of the man Jesus. It is this divine Principle, this godliness, which animated the man Jesus, Divine Truth, Life, and Love gave him authority over sin, sickness, and death. His mission was to demonstrate the Divine Science of celestial Being, to prove what God is, and what He does for man.

A musician demonstrates the beauty of the music he teaches, in order to show the learner the way by practice

as well as precept. Jesus' demonstration of Truth involved such an awful sacrifice as makes us admit its Principle to be Love. This was the precious import of our Master's sinless career, and his demonstration of power over death. He proved, by his deeds, that Christian Science destroys sickness, sin, and death.

Our Master taught no mere theory, doctrine, or belief. It was a divine Principle which he revealed. His proof was no form or system of religion and worship, but Christian Science, working out the harmony