As one studies, in the light of Christian Science, the experiences of Christ Jesus in demonstrating the needful things, he becomes convinced that the Nazarene brought about these results through his profound understanding of divine Truth and his extraordinary spiritual illumination, rather than through contemplation of the material things which the situation seemed to demand in order to insure harmonious physical conditions.
The
Bible contains many admonitions to mortals regarding the necessity continually to practice self-restraint, to refrain from thinking and doing wickedly.
On
page 388 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, we read: "The Christian martyrs were prophets of Christian Science.
When
Paul said, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief," he was wise enough to be willing to view his human experience from the standpoint of the awful enormity of the belief in a supposed existence apart from and ungoverned by God, divine Mind.
