Article January 30, 1915 Issue

Those who have not given time and effort to a careful...

S. T. Downs—South Bend, Ind.

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Those who have not given time and effort to a careful investigation of the teachings and practice of Christian Science, sometimes say things about it publicy, through their lack of information, that misrepresent it. This probably explains why the reverend gentleman in a sermon reported in a recent issue, included Christian Science among other things named by him as denying the fundamentals of the Bible.

Christian Science declares absolutely that God is the supreme and infinite creator; that man is, in reality, God's image and likeness; that the universe, including man, is gov erned by the law of God; and it finds this teaching in the very first chapter of the Bible. Christian Science insists that the Bible teaches spiritual law and spiritual fact, because God is Spirit, and "the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth," as Jesus said. It also insists that God is omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient Truth, Life, and Love, and puts this teaching into practice. The Christian Science teaching regarding Christ Jesus is set forth very clearly in its fourth church tenet: "We acknowledge Jesus' atonement as the evidence of divine, efficacious Love, unfolding man's unity with God through Christ Jesus the Wayshower; and we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ, through Truth, Life, and Love as demonstrated by the Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death" (Science and Health, p. 497).

It will be seen from the foregoing that, instead of denying the fundamentals of the Bible, Christian Science emphasizes them and makes them useful every day of our lives. It says to its critics, as did an early defender of the faith, "Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." Christian Science has healed all manner of sin and every disease known to mankind through divine Mind, the same Mind that was in Christ Jesus, and claims that these "signs following" are the testimony of its accurate interpretation and understanding of the Scriptures according to the test of understanding given by the Master, "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also."

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