Fearless Life

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THE BIBLE

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: 
(I John 4:18 to fear:)

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
(Prov. 3:25, 26)

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band. But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
(Acts 27:1, 14)

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; ... lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 
(Acts 27:20–24 (to ;), 24–26 lo)

... for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. ...
Acts 34:3rd for;)

Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. ... And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. ...

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. ... And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. 
(Acts 28:1, 3, 5, 6)

And these signs shall follow them that believe; ...

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;
(Mark 16:17 (to 1st ;), 18 (to 2nd ;), 

¶ And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
(II Kings 4:38–41)

 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
(Ps. 56:3, 4 I will)

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
(Deut. 31:6)

If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? Thou shalt not be afraid of them: 
(Deut. 7:17, 18 to :)

The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
(Deut. 1:30)

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. ...

... ¶ And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. ...And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. ...

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. ...And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them. And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. ...

And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.... The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine…And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him… And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. ...

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. ...

Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
(I Sam. 17:2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 16, 22–24, 32, 37 The (to 1st .), 41, 44, 48, 49, 51)

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: 
(Deut. 20:1 to :)

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
(Jer. 1:8)

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
(Ps. 56:11)

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
(Ps. 46:2–5)

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Science & Health w/ Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy

Christian scientific practice begins with Christ’s keynote of harmony, “Be not afraid!”
(SH 410:29–30)

All of God’s creatures, moving in the harmony of Science, are harmless, useful, indestructible.
(SH 514:28–30)

The serpent of God’s creating is neither subtle nor poisonous, but is a wise idea, charming in its adroitness, for Love’s ideas are subject to the Mind which forms them, — the power which changeth the serpent into a staff.
(SH 515:5)

By looking a tiger fearlessly in the eye, Sir Charles Napier sent it cowering back into the jungle. A man’s gaze, fastened fearlessly on a ferocious beast, often causes the beast to retreat in terror.
(SH 378:10–12, 14–16)

Resist evil — error of every sort — and it will flee from you.
(SH 406:16–20 (to 1st .)

Moral courage is “the lion of the tribe of Juda,” the king of the mental realm. Free and fearless it roams in the forest. Undisturbed it lies in the open field, or rests in “green pastures, . . . beside the still waters.”
(SH 514:10–14)

The understanding, even in a degree, of the divine All-power destroys fear, and plants the feet in the true path, — the path which leads to the house built without hands “eternal in the heavens.”
(SH 454:5–9)

Evil is a negation, because it is the absence of truth. It is unreal, because it presupposes the absence of God, the omnipotent and omnipresent. Every mortal must learn that there is neither power nor reality in evil.
(SH 186:11, 12-16)

Evil is self-assertive. It says: “I am a real entity, over-mastering good.” This falsehood should strip evil of all pretensions. The only power of evil is to destroy itself. It can never destroy one iota of good. Every attempt of evil to destroy good is a failure, and only aids in peremptorily punishing the evil-doer.
(SH 186:17–22)

The inharmonious and  self-destructive never touch the harmonious and self-existent. These opposite qualities are the tares and wheat, which never really mingle, though (to mortal sight) they grow side by side until the harvest; then, Science separates the wheat from the tares, through the realization of God as ever present and of man as reflecting the divine likeness.
(SH 300:15

Always begin your treatment by allaying the fear of patients. Silently reassure them as to their exemption from disease and danger. Watch the result of this simple rule of Christian Science, and you will find that it alleviates the symptoms of every disease. 
(SH 411:27–32)

Tell the sick that they can meet disease fearlessly, if they only realize that divine Love gives them all power over every physical action and condition.
(SH 420:24)

Have no fear that matter can ache, swell, and be inflamed as the result of a law of any kind, when it is self-evident that matter can have no pain nor inflammation.
(SH 393:18–21)

That evil or matter has neither intelligence nor power, is the doctrine of absolute Christian Science, and this is the great truth which strips all disguise from error.
(SH 454:11)

Disease has no intelligence. ... The understanding of this will enable you to commute this self-sentence, and meet every circumstance with truth. Disease is less than mind, and Mind can control it.
(SH 378:3–4 (to 1st .), 5)

The moral man has no fear that he will commit a murder, and he should be as fearless on the question of disease.
(SH 406:16)

Admit the common hypothesis that food is the nutriment of life, and there follows the necessity for another admission in the opposite direction, — that food has power to destroy Life, God, through a deficiency or an excess, a quality or a quantity. This is a specimen of the ambiguous nature of all material health-theories. They are self-contradictory and self-destructive, constituting a “kingdom divided against itself,” which is “brought to desolation.”
(SH 388:12–20)

Divine Science lays the axe at the root of the illusion that life, or mind, is formed by or is in the material body, and Science will eventually destroy this illusion through the self-destruction of all error and the beatified understanding of the Science of Life.Spiritual man is the image or idea of God, an idea which cannot be lost nor separated from its divine Principle.
(SH 303:16, 28–30)

It is ignorance and false belief, based on a material sense of things, which hide spiritual beauty and goodness. Understanding this, Paul said: “Neither death, nor life, . . . nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God.” This is the doctrine of Christian Science: that divine Love cannot be deprived of its manifestation, or object; that joy cannot be turned into sorrow, for sorrow is not the master of joy; that good can never produce evil; that matter can never produce mind nor life result in death. The perfect man — governed by God, his perfect Principle — is sinless and eternal
(SH 304:3)

 Jesus said, “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” This truth is Christian Science.
(SH 442:26)