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The Philosophy of JesusbyErnest Holmes
 
CHAPTERS
Chapter One - THE POWER THAT JESUS USEDChapter Two - ONE MAN WITH GODChapter Three - THE SCIENCE OF PRAYERChapter Four - EFFECTIVE PRAYERChapter Five - SPIRITUAL HEALINGChapter Six - THE SPIRIT WITHINChapter Seven - HEAL THYSELF!Chapter Eight - INTUITIVE WISDOMChapter Nine - INVISIBLE FORCESChapter Ten - SUCCESSFUL LIVINGChapter Eleven - GOD MEETS YOUR NEEDSChapter Twelve - COMPLETE ACCEPTANCEChapter Thirteen - THE ETERNAL SEARCH
 
Chapter OneTHE POWER THAT JESUS USED
Throughout our lives, we have read and wondered about the miracles of Jesus. Butto how many of us has the thought come that this same power must be available toeveryone? We have been so accustomed to thinking of Jesus as a man filled withlove and compassion and human kindness that we have overlooked something elseabout him that is equally important. Jesus had access to a spiritual Power that heused in every way. To him it seemed the most natural thing in the world that heshould be able to tell the paralyzed man to walk, or multiply the loaves and fishes,or still the wind and waves.I happen to be one of those who really believe that Jesus did these things and thatwe could also do them if we had the know-how. It takes nothing away from Jesuswhen we say that in addition to his love and compassion and his great humanity,we also have access to the same Power, which enabled him to do such wonderfulthings. Even his own followers thought he must have been using a power that noone else possessed; however, when we study his words carefully, we find that hesaid that others could do what he did if they followed the same rules. Jesus was not
the great exception; he was the great example, and he even said that “greater worksthan these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”
 What we want to find out, then, is the nature of this Power that Jesus used, learnhow it operates, and then apply it in our own lives in helping ourselves and also inhelping others. I am not thinking only about the healing miracles when people havebeen restored to physical health. For while this is wonderful and good, there ismuch more to life than merely getting rid of a pain. Jesus had access to some kindof Power that was available for every purpose. He had access to an Intelligencethat guided him in everything he did. And he had a deep inward peace and feelingof security that removed all confusion and doubt and uncertainty from his mind.What we want to find is the key that unlocks the doorway to the Power greater thanwe are. What we want to do is to discover the secret, which he so plainly told uswas a certain kind of relationship he had to God, who, he said, was presenteverywhere and was also within him and within everyone.
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