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pains to show them He was with them and knew how they felt and said, ‘Come unto Me all you who are heavy laden and I will give you rest.’ ” I said, “You seem to talk a great deal about the Bible. I came here to be cured and not to have my religion destroyed.” He answered, “Have I said anything about religion?” “No, but I cannot see why you quote the Bible.” “I will tell you” said he, “you admit I took your feelings?” “Yes.” “Well, I want to give you to understand that when I take your feelings I am with you, not myself as a man but this great truth which I call Christ or God.” “What do you mean by that? That you are equal with Christ?” “What do you mean by Christ?” he asked. “I mean Jesus.” “Then Jesus and Christ are one?” “Yes.” “Then” said he, “how is Jesus God?” “God manifest in the flesh,” I replied. “He asked “What do you mean by God manifest in the flesh?” “That God took upon Himself flesh and blood to convince man of His power and save man from an endless eternity of misery.” “Can God exist outside of matter?” he asked. I answered “Yes.” “Is there anything of man that exists when God is out of him?” “Yes,” said I, “flesh and blood.” “Then flesh and blood is something of itself?” “Yes.” “What do you call that, the natural man?” “Yes,” “This Jesus would be the natural man of flesh and blood and Christ the God manifested in the man Jesus?” I said, “Yes, I think so.” “Well,” said he, “that is just what I want to prove to you, that the Christ is the God in us all. Do you deny that you have a particle of God in you?” “No, I believe it” I said. “Then we do not disagree in this. I want to make you understand that this Christ or God in us is the same that is in Jesus, only in a greater degree in Him—like this: You teach music?” “Yes,” I said. “Do your pupils know as much about the science of music as you do?” “No, if they did I could not teach them.” “Then you have the science more than they?” “Yes.” “They have some?” “Yes.” “What they know is science? Is it not equal to the same amount in you?” “Yes,” I said. “Then if one of your pupils should say I understand the science of music, it is to be understood that he is equal to you?” “No.” “Well, so it is with me” said he; “when I say that by this great truth I cast out error, or in other words correct your opinion and free you