Christ is the indwelling perfect pattern of the divine idea of man as held in the mind of God; the pure and perfect idea of man as God saw him in bringing him forth and as He forever sees him in the light of His Mind. Christ, the perfect idea of MAN is coexistent with eternal Mind, and is the only begotten Son; the one divine nature of which each individual soul is an expression. Christ in man is that part of his being which is not born of the flesh and is not subject to the changes that take place in the flesh.

In each individual life the Christ is sent into the world as a witness unto truth. Jesus, by his absolute surrender of himself to allow the Christ to manifest through him, has shown us how we are to bear witness unto truth. He attained to the state wherein he was completely God-conscious. He realized his divinity; he demonstrated his divinity. The record of his life proves this.

Jesus used the expression "I am" when apparently he did not refer to his personal self, but was giving recognition to the universal Principle within him -- the indwelling Christ. "Before Abraham was, I am" John 8:58 and "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by me." John 14:6 Understanding this, Divine Science teaches that that level of individual mind which