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God
Works Through You
by
Dr. Robert A. Russell
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This is the first in a series of two excellent books
originally self-published by the author in 1957 in which each title
begins with the words, "God Works." These rare gems represent
Scientific Christianity at its very best, providing clear, concise
explanations of Biblical phrases with their metaphysical
interpretations, and how to apply the teachings to everyday life. These
long lost books have been out of print for many years and original
copies are extremely hard to find.
Contents
Chapter 1 – God Works Through You
Chapter 2 – God Works Through a United Self
Chapter 3 – God Works Through Agreement
Chapter 4 – God Works Through the Kingdom
Chapter 5 – God Works Through the Law
Chapter 6 – God Works in the Now
Chapter 8 – God Works Through Truth
INTRODUCTION
This book
is for those who have never tried to prove God, those who think they have
tried, those who have tried and failed, those who still have hope and for those
who are daily proving Him. This book is for YOU.
The
purpose of this book is fivefold:
1. To
bring you into a true relationship with the Laws of God.
2. To give
you a tried and true remedy for human ills, problems and needs.
3. To make
real the things which you know but have not experienced.
4. To give
form and substance to your prayers, treatments and desires.
5. To lead
you to discover the Real You.
J. Lowrey
Fendrich tells the story of a Chinese philosopher who once came to a missionary
and offered to pay him to translate a portion of the New Testament for him
each day. The missionary agreed, and for the first lesson opened the Bible and
read aloud the words, After this manner therefore, pray ye: Our Father—.
To his
surprise the aged Chinese stopped him and said, "That will be enough for
today."
A year later he returned and said he was ready for the second lesson.
"I
thought," said the missionary, "that you employed me to read to you
every day."
"I
did," replied the old man, "but it took me a year to understand this
much."
The words
in this book are only challenges. The real substance of the lessons is
contained between the lines. This means that you should mark, learn and
inwardly digest them as you read. As Isaiah said, you will have to wait upon
the Lord. You will have to condition your mind through meditation and contemplation.
The more you study the lessons, the more light and understanding you will
receive. Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart [Soul].
One of my
earliest efforts to put the Truth into print was called This Works. It
has long been out of print, but requests for copies still reach me. Those who
so faithfully remember the pamphlet will recognize that the material it
contained is embraced by this volume.
I have
written half the book, but you must write the other half—not on paper but in
your daily life. It remains for you to embody the thought in your
consciousness. May each hour spent in the study of these lessons bring you
manifold blessings!
Robert A. Russell
CHAPTER 1
GOD WORKS THROUGH YOU
You are
entering the area of metaphysics—an organized area with followers working
together today under such names as Christian Scientists, Mental Scientists,
Divine Scientists, New Thoughters, Religious Scientists and followers of Unity.
It must
have been a shock to the world at large when
the word science was first associated with religion, for the
two fields were for so long almost diametrically opposed, despite the fact that
long ago the law and order apparent in the world of nature (growth patterns,
the planetary systems, man's physiological structure, for example) were
advanced as proof of the existence of a Creator, a Planner, an Organizer. But
recent discoveries are compelling scientists in general to conclude that the God of the
Christian and the Principle of Law and Order in the natural world may well be
one and the same.
Hear what
only a few of them are saying now, and read as widely as you will the vast
amount of material available on the subject.
Max
Planck, the discoverer of the quantum theorem says, "Our impulse to gain
knowledge demands a unified view of the world and therefore requires that the
two powers should be identified with one another which are everywhere
effective and yet still mysterious, namely, the world order of science and the
God of religion."
Richard
Blair stated, "Lord Rutherford showed more than any other worker that the
ultimate structure of matter is energy. Now all energy must become concentrated
before it can be translated into terms of power or of matter. It goes without
saying that energy cannot transform itself into the immaterial components of
the atom. Energy is simply the raw material of creation, lying ready for use by
the Mind of the Shaping Spirit; and it is the spiritual formation alone that
constitutes man's eternal identity, distinct and individual. . . . Today's
increase of knowledge and spiritual perception are showing that around and
within each atom—around each spiritual concentration of energy—there exists the
intangibles, the true stuff of creation—intelligence, consciousness, memory,
and the directive forces of life."
Harris
Elliot Kirk makes this statement: "Science now knows that when dealing
with atoms, protons, and electrons, it is not in touch with reality. They are
not things at all, but convenient names to describe radiation in certain localities.
What these waves are no one knows; they may be thoughts, but they are certainly
not things. Thus matter loses all semblance of substantiality. Models and machines
fail entirely to illustrate these new conceptions, and mathematical symbols
take their place. Thus physics becomes as abstract as metaphysics, and science
joins hands with philosophy."
G. N. M.
Tyrrell concludes that "Once we have begun to see the universe and
ourselves in true perspective, and to realize the incomprehensible vastness
of both, Religion will re-enter the picture, not in the form of a stereotyped
institution, but as the core of Reality, integral with science, with
philosophy, and with the whole of human experience."
These
trends delight the metaphysician who recognizes the constant unchanging
Presence of God—a God so close to man that He is the Father Within—a God among
whose synonyms are Creative Energy, Life, Truth, Power, Intelligence.
Even
Einstein's formidable equation E = MC2 (Energy = Mass times the
velocity of light squared) becomes significant when in layman's word the theory
of relativity boils down to something like this: Energy can be converted to
mass and mass to energy. Matter and energy are the same thing in two different
shapes. Here is Unity; here is Cause; here is the natural world in which we
live and here too is evidence of that supernatural world in which we find our
Being.
Since we
believe that we receive the things that we seek on this plane to the degree
that we accept the Power and Presence of God, that is, on the level of our
acceptance of Oneness with Him, Alexis Carrel's words become most significant:
"Prayer is not only worship; it is also an invisible emanation of one's
worshipping spirit . . the most powerful form of energy that one can
generate." The equation of the scientist says the essence of matter is
transmutable into energy and vice versa.
The
logical steps in the mastery of any science are these: first, discover the
underlying principle—learn what it is; second, discover how it works—the modus
operandi; third, make use of it in the way it works—cooperate with it. In
spiritual work we say: Find out what God is; discover His Laws; and then live
by Them.
WHAT IS GOD?
God is the
Creative Principle, Mind, symbolized in the Scriptures as the Father. He is
the embodiment of all Law, Substance, Intelligence, Love and Power. He not
only contains all things within Himself but knows nothing outside Himself.
WHAT IS CHRIST?
Christ is
the connecting link between man and God. He is referred to in the Scriptures as
the Son. The Christ Mind is aware in two directions, for it is conscious of
both God and man.
WHAT IS MAN?
Man is
personality. He is symbolized in the Scripture as the carnal, fleshly or
human mind. But man is the highest creation of God not only because he is made
in God's image and likeness but also because he is endowed with the power of
choice, with self-will, which calls for the use of intelligence. He can utilize
all three phases of mind in his living; Mind (God), the subjective mind (the
subconscious is the bridge between God and man), the human mind (the objective,
conscious mind).
WHO ARE YOU?
This is
what you have to determine. Your task is to learn who you are and what your
relationship to God is. You have the power to make or mar your life, to choose
the direction in which you move.
You
probably without effort recognize that there are at least three of you—the you
that others see, the you that you believe yourself to be, and the you that you
really are. There is confusion among the three undoubtedly, for the first you
tends to respond to others on the level of their expectation, the second
inclines to over-estimate or underrate itself, and the third is the product
of individual and race experiences.
Seldom are
the three you's synchronized. Do you not sometimes think or say,
"Surely I didn't do that. It isn't like me," or "Now, why did I
say that? I didn't really mean it"?
But there
is another You—the most important You of all—the Real You.
The title
of this chapter gives the book its name and it is for you this book is written
in the hope that through it you may find the Real You—the Spiritual You.
I, the author, know at
least
two things about you now. You are seeking a
religion that will satisfy you, one that will meet your needs. I know too that
your search is the result of divine discontent. I suspect that you approach it
with a little fear in your heart and consequently with some reservations. Many
persons with a childhood background of orthodox religion struggle with a sense
of disloyalty as they begin this kind of study. Possibly they feel they are
letting their parents down when they break away from the creed which they were
taught. They may fear to lose what little faith they have
Your
search will not be destructive to your previous religious acceptance.
Metaphysics can build upon any religious belief; it enlarges upon it, gives it
new meaning, breathes the breath of life into it, translates it in terms of a
working religion through which you may achieve the desires of your heart. Even
the words of the old hymns take on new meanings.
As a child
you probably asked, "Where is God?" The answer was, "God is
everywhere." Well, "God is everywhere" is the basic principle
of metaphysics, for we recognize Him as Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient.
He becomes the Father Within to you when you accept the words of Jesus
literally: I and my Father are one. . . I am in the Father and the Father in
me. . . . I can of mine own self do nothing. . . . The Father that dwelleth in
me, he doeth the works.
You make
use of the latest developments in mechanical power; your daily living is transformed
by them. In taking the step forward into this broadened area of religion, you
are recognizing that religion too evolves. If you read your Bible, you cannot
help knowing the great change in the concept of God that took place with the
coming of Jesus.
In your
study of this book, in your absorption of the Principles it presents, in your
daily, hourly Practice of the Presence, you should find the Real You who is One
with the Father, the You who has dominion, the You who knows true peace.
It is not
possible to list all of the synonyms for God, for He is All-There-Is. He is to
you what you believe Him to be. In Him, you find the answer to a specific need
or the sense of well-being and security you so earnestly desire.
In the Old Testament, God is called The Lord God Almighty, the
Creator, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Heaven, Holy One, Most High, Most High
God.
In the New
Testament, God is a spirit. He comes so close to us that He becomes the
Father. Jesus speaks of Him as The Father that dwelleth in me and says I and the Father are one.
He is
described as eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, immutable, invisible,
unsearchable; his attributes are holiness, justice, knowledge, wisdom, power,
understanding, faithfulness, truth, mercy, goodness, and love.
Metaphysicians
also interpret these concepts by such terms as Divine Energy, Principle, Law.
You have
taken the first step in your study. Mentally at least you know who and what God
is, but of course, you do not know Him until you prove Him for yourself.
The second
step in the study of a science is the discovery of its laws—the way it works.
Since these are stated definitely in the Scriptures, they are not hard to
find. Here we have listed those which are discussed in detail in this book and
have also indicated the chapters devoted specifically to each Law.
1. I and
the Father are one.
Chapter 2. God Works Through a United Self
Chapter 3. God Works Through Agreement
2. The
kingdom of God is within you.
Chapter 4. God Works Through the Kingdom
3. The
law of the Lord is perfect.
Chapter 5. God Works
Through the Law
4. Now
is the accepted time; now is the day of salvation.
Chapter 6. God
Works in the Now
5. With thanksgiving
let your requests be made known unto God.
In everything, give thanks.
Chapter 7. God Works Through Thanksgiving
6. Ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Chapter 8. God Works Through Truth
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