In
the seventeenth chapter of the gospel of Matthew we read of the case of a lunatic whom the disciples of Jesus could not heal, and we learn through the explanation given by our Master concerning this failure that it was their unbelief which interfered with their work.
The
fourth commandment has its foundation in a great human need, namely, the need of mankind to set aside a sufficient time in which to know God and His law, and to gain an ever advancing understanding of the blessings which follow obedience thereto.
Theodore Burkhart, Committee on Publication for Oregon,
In explaining the character of the Supreme Being, Christian Science applies to Deity the endearing terms of Father and Mother, thus the better to indicate the loving and tender relationship which exists between God and His children.
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
The fact that adherents of Christian Science obey the precepts of Christ Jesus and daily demonstrate their Christianity in the way the Master taught, healing the sick, reforming the sinner, and otherwise ministering in a practical manner to their brethren's need, has made a profound impression on the Christian ministry and has come to be accepted as irrefutable proof that Christian Science is both Christian and scientific in its teaching and practice.
Samuel J. Macdonald, Committee on Publication for the State of New Jersey,
Jesus taught unmistakably the vital importance of our making right declarations when he said, "For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Robert G. Steel, Committee on Publication for the State of Michigan,
The claim of those who do not understand spiritual healing,—that cures in Christian Science are wrought through a materially mental process by Satanic power, —has its counterpart in the Bible.