of God in man, a new state of consciousness must be formed. Man must gain an understanding of God as Spirit, and also he must understand his own relation to Spirit.
The church of God begins its activity in man as a mental perception, which must go through certain processes before it is established in the whole consciousness. Its work is subjective first.
In its outer sense the church of Christ consists of all persons in whom the consciousness of Truth has become firmly established; whether or not they belong to a denominational church makes no difference. They comprise that great brotherhood which Jesus Christ established in Spirit.
The true church is not made of creeds and forms. It is not contained in walls of wood and stone. The heart of man is its temple and the Spirit of truth is the one guide into all Truth. When men learn to turn within to the Spirit of truth, who is in each one for his light and inspiration, the differences between the churches of man will be eliminated, and the one church will be recognized.
When the true church is revealed to man's soul, all illusion is dissolved. Man finds that the church of Jesus Christ has to do with the world right here and now. It is not a religion, as he has been accustomed to regard religion. It
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