In
fulfilling his Messianic mission Christ Jesus preached that the kingdom of heaven is at hand, and he coincidently furnished verifying proofs thereof in his demonstrations over discord and evil.
The
man recorded in Scripture as lying by the pool of Bethesda looked to others to carry him into what were believed to be, at a certain season, healing waters.
By
its demonstrations of spiritual healing during the last half century, Christian Science has been awakening mankind to the futility of reliance upon matter as a healing agent.
The
teaching of Christian Science turns human thought from the belief that life is organic, physical, and finite, and reveals Life as synonymous with God, divine Principle.
According
to Scripture it is evident that pestilence and plagues were regarded by the Hebrews as punishment for defiance of and disobedience to God's will or law.
Probably
a large proportion of those who are Christian Scientists previously held some belief in God which, however, proved unsatisfying and inadequate in a time of great need.
Christian Science
proclaims the consistency of God and His creation, of cause and effect, and from this basis refutes matter and evil in all their subjective and objective presumptions.
