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EOSICRUCIAN PHILOSOPHY
mean a part of a lifetime, for neither Paul or Philemon,
as such, would live forever.
QUESTION No. 93.
. .;
What is the teaching of the Rosicrucians concerning the
Immaculate Conception?
Answer: The Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception
of the Chris^
is, perhaps, one of the most sublime mysteries
tian religion, and perhaps for that reason it has suffered
more fr(^m being dragged down into materiality than any
of the other mysteries. It has suffered alike from the in-
terpretation of its clumsy supporters and the sneers of
the skeptics. When, for instance, we see in churches a picture
of God as an old man sitting up in the skies witn a
blow-pipe in his mouth in the act of blowing the infant
Jesus into the side of Mary, it is more than ridiculous, it is
pathetic !
The popular, but erroneous, idea is that about 2000 years
ago an individual named Jesus Christ was born of a mother
without the cooperation of an earthly father, and this inci-
dent is regarded as unique in the history of the world. In
reality, it is not unparalleled; the immaculate conception