Editorial April 25, 1983 Issue

Destiny of Christianity: the demonstration of Science

NATHAN A. TALBOT

Christianity teaches a love for one God; it proclaims ideals of brotherhood, justice, morality, individual integrity. But so do other major world religions such as Islam and Judaism. And these other faiths also have individuals who stand as vital figures in their history—men such as Mohammed and Abraham.

What is it that sets Christianity apart? How are Christ Jesus and the Christianity he founded unique? There is a difference—a profound one; it can be recognized most vividly in the magnitude of what Jesus did, not just in what he said. His life and works, including his resurrection and ascension, gave irrefutable evidence that what he said was true. The precepts he taught were rooted in something much deeper than anything human. Jesus' thoughts and actions were based specifically on ultimate, divine law.

Here was an individual who was vastly more than a very good person—even a good person who listened closely to God and humbly followed His direction. There have been many who have made that effort. The point that distinguished Christ Jesus above all others is that he fully understood—in fact, his birth and life demonstrated—eternal, divine law. He lived a life that was, in the warmest and most spiritual sense, truly scientific. His understanding of Truth did not vary; it was consistent, provable, definite. The Truth he practiced was dependable, changeless. Jesus was a genuine Scientist. He practiced spiritual law infinitely beyond any material theories, including those of today dealing with biology, physics, chemistry, medicine.

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