Article October 17, 1908 Issue

When Christ Jesus healed one who was blind and dumb,...

Frank W. Gale

Madera (Cal.) Tribune

When Christ Jesus healed one who was blind and dumb, the Pharisees said it was done "by Beelzebub the prince of the devils;" but Jesus declared it was "by the Spirit of God" that the healing was effected. He also said, "The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."

This shows plainly that Christ Jesus did his healing works through the power of God, the one infinite Spirit, and said that those who believed on him should do the same work. When Jesus sent the disciples forth on their mission, "he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick," and it is recorded that "they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where." But one case is referred to that they could not heal, that of the epileptic boy. Jesus at once healed him, and when the disciples asked why they had failed, he replied, "Because of your unbelief." He did not consider the case incurable because the disciples could not cure it, nor did he recommend drugs, suggestion, or any material means for healing, but applied a higher understanding and faith in God than the disciples possessed at that time, and so healed the boy in accordance with his own saying, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Christian Science follows this method of the Master and depends upon the power of God, rightly understood, for healing every kind of sickness and disease, both functional and organic.

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