Article July 24, 1954 Issue

HOW THE BIBLE IS VIEWED IN CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

OLIVE THOMPSON

From the dawn of recorded history there have been men who understood God sufficiently to look to Him for comfort and guidance. Patriarch and prophet were aware of the majesty and the nearness of God. To Abraham, He appeared as the Almighty; and to Moses, as the one I AM, the only God.

The Bible, with its account of the early search for Truth, has been a beacon for the spiritually-minded men and women of succeeding generations who have sought to live in obedience to its teachings and have found strength in its promises. To some, however, its meaning has seemed obscure, and they have thought that its message was for some era that is past rather than for all men and all time.

Many today are grateful to have found in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," a "key" which does unlock the Bible by giving us a better understanding of its spiritual meaning and its applicability to men's every need. This textbook, written by Mary Baker Eddy, does not supplant the Bible, but corroborates and elucidates it. The importance of the Bible to every student of Christian Science is indicated in the first of its Tenets, found on page 497 of Science and Health, which reads, "As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life." It is the Word, understood and demonstrated, that heals the sick and destroys sin.

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