Excerpt from The Divine Nature: An Abbreviated Statement, Heaven's First Law, the Knowledge of God, the Only Begotten Son, Man and Body, Unity of Action
All the things that have actual being exist at the standpoint of effect in consequence of some substantial cause which has induced their existence. Everything in the universe is a manifestation of some basis, origin, source, foundation, causation, Principle. Man with his intelligence is the phenomenon of a necessarily intelligent cause or creative animus. This primary creative cause is an infinite, conscious, intelligent Being; the only law-maker; the supreme author and ruler of the universe. This Supreme Being, who is infinite good and who hath done all things well, alone may be called Deity. This divinity is the only God.
Man is a state of conscious intelligence or being. The divine plan concerning man provides for him harmonious and satisfying existence and an adequate dominion over his environment. Man governed wholly by God would be sustained in health and prosperity. God has not instituted nor procured disease or kindred ills for the discomfiture of man. They have no part in the divine nature or economy. Sickness is not a natural nor God-ordained concomitant of existence.
The human race, which declares itself to be a fallen race, is in a state of abnormity.
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