Article April 12, 2010 ISSUE

LOVE MADE PERFECT

A look at Jesus' teachings about unconditional love.

BY SHIRLEY PAULSON

You could say that the ultimate act of love is to lay down one's life for another. No one did this better than Christ Jesus. For people the world over, Jesus' self-sacrifice on the cross epitomized his profound teachings on love.

"Remember that the first and last lesson of Christian Science is love, perfect love, and love made perfect through the cross," wrote Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science (Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 138).

About the author

Shirley Paulson is a Christian Science practitioner and lecturer from Glenview, Illinois. She has a master of theological studies degree in Christian history from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

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