Sooner
or later the earnest student of Christian Science comes up against what on careful and honest examination is seen to be a false sense of pride or fear of being laughed at.
The
strong statement made by Christ Jesus, "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," brings joy to every student of Christian Science.
One
modern dictionary gives this definition of gratitude: "An emotion excited by the possession or prospect of some good, that will give joy or make glad.
A canon in his sermon, as reported in the Chronicle, speaks of what he regards as the differences between the teaching of Christian Science and of the orthodox church.
Christian Science is based upon a demonstrable spiritual interpretation of the Scriptures, an interpretation that proves the Bible to be wholly consistent and logical, and enables the student to prove the law of God as given therein as Christ Jesus did and commanded his followers to do.