Article July 6, 1940 Issue

Executors for God

ROBERT STANLEY ROSS

It is generally conceded that Jesus of Nazareth—to whom Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, refers in her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 30), as "the new executor for God"—was mankind's foremost friend and benefactor. By illustrating the real man's dominion over human discord and limitation, he conferred upon the race a gift of the greatest practical value. It is safe to say that our present high estimate of his teaching, example, and healing works is still far below what it should be. If his teaching were more widely understood, and the divine Principle thereof—now available to all through Christian Science—were more consistently applied, the world would be immeasurably better off mentally and morally, physically and economically, and everywhere individuals and nations would be at peace with one another.

Healing by spiritual means was the outstanding characteristic of Jesus' ministry. When questioned about the truthfulness of his teaching, or whether his coming was in accord with Hebrew prophecy, he answered by pointing to his works. He even said that healing by spiritual means was the sign by which his true followers would always be known. And Yet, there are many professing Christians who honestly believe that spiritual healing is today an impossible attainment, notwithstanding the fact that they will not find in the Scriptures a single passage in support of any such belief.

Now, if it is true—as the Master plainly indicated—that healing by spiritual means proved him to be this "new executor for God," whence came the healing power? How was it bestowed upon him and upon others who later successfully invoked it? What was the connection between the teaching and the healing? Or was the healing power independent of the teaching? If not. the same relation between

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