Mankind
always has needed, and always will need, something whereby to lift itself above the ordinary trifling annoyances of human existence, to say nothing of the larger troubles, such as sin, sickness, and death, and all that these entail.
The
words "demonstrate" and "demonstration," as used in Christian Science, involve meanings vastly different from and broader than those given them in dictionaries.
W. Clyde Price, Committee on Publication for the State of Utah,
When speaking of the carnal mind and the fleshly man in contrast with the spiritually-minded and the man of Spirit, Paul said: "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Willard J. Welch, Committee on Publication for the State of Iowa,
A treatment in Christian Science does not consist of the use of the human mind in any way, or in stating over and over again that one is getting better, which would imply that one is sick; but it is in essence an understanding prayer.
Charles M. Shaw, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England,
In Hebrews we read, "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear," a passage which implies that reality is spiritual.
