In your issue of April 11 a communication made erroneous...

Albert E. Lombard, Committee on Publication for Southern California,

Ocean Beach News

In your issue of April 11 a communication made erroneous references and inferences regarding Christian Science, and assumed mistakenly that Christian Science is like a particular philosophy. However, since the communication is not correct in its presentation of the teachings of Christian Science, it is manifest that the conclusion reached cannot be correct.

Christian Science accepts without reservation the fact that God is divine Love, and that the Supreme Being is the one infinite incorporeal Person or individuality.

Christian Science teaches that mortals will enjoy salvation through utilizing a correct understanding of God, Christ Jesus, and man, and that the complete salvation of mankind includes the destruction not only of sin, but also sickness and death. In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 497) Mary Baker Eddy says, "We acknowledge Jesus' atonement as the evidence of divine, efficacious Love, unfolding man's unity with God through Christ Jesus the Way-shower; and we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ, through Truth, Life, and Love as demonstrated by the Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death."

Many Christian Scientists are deep students of the Bible. They are acquainted with and accept its inspired teaching, and they strive to follow the ideal it sets for humanity. Through the study of the Scriptures in the light of Christian Science, the truths taught by Paul and other great Bible characters take on a new luster, and the life, character, and works of Christ Jesus become the perfect example for daily living.

Christian Science is engaged in a warfare against sin of all kinds. It recognizes that the destruction of sin and the forgiveness of sin are inseparable: that the sins of mortals are forgiven only when the sins are forsaken. The practical effect of this teaching on the student is to reduce sin and to raise the standard of morality.

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