Article March 7, 1914 Issue

Christian Science is not the faltering faith which rests on...

David Anderson—Beechworth, Australia

Ovens and Murray Advertiser

Christian Science is not the faltering faith which rests on a blind belief; it is the faith which is an enlightened understanding of God, Spirit, and of man's relationship to Him. Christian Science healing is attained through the understanding of an infinite and ever-operative divine Principle. The prayer of Christian Science is not "a mere request that God will heal the sick." "The prayer that reforms the sinner and heals the sick is an absolute faith that all things are possible to God,—a spiritual understanding of Him, an unselfed love." "Until belief becomes faith, and faith becomes spiritual understanding, human thought has little relation to the actual or divine" (Science and Health, pp. 12, 1, 297). It will be seen, therefore, that Christian Science healing has nothing in common with what is usually known as "faith-healing," any more than it has with hypnotism or mental suggestion.

The cure through Christian Science of what are generally recognized as organic complaints, is now a well-established fact and has been attested by medical men of standing and repute. Experienced Christian Science practitioners have been known to say that they often meet more difficulty in healing complaints of a neurotic type than in curing diseases in which the physical organs have been distinctly affected. Jesus, the great healer, made no distinction between nervous, functional, or organic diseases. He healed them all, and he has given the assurance that those who believe on him shall be able to do his works.

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