In
the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," under the heading "Scientific Translation of Immortal Mind," Mary Baker Eddy defines God and man as follows.
Those
uninstructed in Christian Science often question how it was possible for Jesus to heal what are considered the most dangerous types of disease so quickly without directing any apparent attention to the body.
Occasionally
when called upon for a donation lo a worthy cause, an individual may try to determine the amount he should give by dividing the amount needed by the number who may be expected to contribute, thereby arriving at a sum believed to represent a fair share.
Students
of Christian Science know that spiritual progress requires not only a hungering and thirsting after righteousness, but also an equal zeal in the extraction of error.