Editorial July 28, 1945 Issue

Answering Pilate's Question

John Randall Dunn

There is a tradition that Pontius Pilate was ever a dabbler in philosophy, and that even before the tragic day when Jesus of Nazareth stood before him there often fell from his lips the now famous query, "What is truth?" How sad, then, is the picture drawn in John's Gospel of Pilate putting this question to Jesus and not remaining to hear the answer! Here was the one man in all history who could have most clearly defined truth; in fact the Master's whole human experience may be said to have exemplified the truth about God and His expression, man.

In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy, that great latter-day expositor of Truth, has written (p. 49): "The women at the cross could have answered Pilate's question. They knew what had inspired their devotion, winged their faith, opened the eyes of their understanding, healed the sick, cast out evil, and caused the disciples to say to their Master: 'Even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.'"

Children reared in homes of Christian Scientists early learn to seek truth in the pages of the Bible and Science and Health, and find there the answers to their problems. For example, one little lad, if he feels ill, will promptly bring the two precious volumes to his mother, demanding that she speedily read to him from the "truth books." What a fitting title for these spiritual evangels! The Holy Bible is the great treasure house of truth; and the Christian Science textbook, as its name implies, is the spiritual "key" which unlocks, makes practical, those truths which are for "the healing of the nations."

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