Article July 3, 1989 Issue

Baptized of God

Spiritual baptism is more than a symbolic purification. It eventually purges every aspect of our thoughts and lives.

Reita N. Donaldson

Most of the friends I grew up with had experienced the rite of baptism; I had not. Through what I was learning in Christian Science, I felt that I was being purified spiritually, but I was not always able to explain this to my classmates.

What, exactly, does Christian Science offer in the way of baptism? Not a one-time ritual with water but individual sanctification through prayer, repentance, and reformation. This spiritual baptism is a purification of thought that goes on throughout one's life. It's the blessing that comes from God, divine Spirit, when we seek Him and obey His law. As Mrs. Eddy observes, "Our baptism is a purification from all error." Science and Health, p. 35.

The Ten Commandments and Jesus' Sermon on the Mount show the path of righteousness. These teachings illustrate true worship of the one infinite God and right relations with our felowman. When lived, they develop in us humility, reverence, purity, patience, tenderness, and wisdom. As we ponder them and strive to heed them, our thoughts and lives are transformed. Progressively we find ourselves cleansed of sin and anointed with godliness.

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