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Born Again, And Again . . .

From the May 2009 issue of The Christian Science Journal


THE CONCEPT OF BEING "BORN AGAIN" is vital to the commitment many Christians have to God and to their love of Christ Jesus. But just what being born again means can be very individual and understood on a variety of levels. Searching through the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, both her originally published works and many of her unpublished letters and documents archived at the Mary Baker Eddy Library, I found a rich store of how she felt about the concept of being born again.

At the heart of baptism in Christian Science is a process of purifying thought and actions and gaining spiritual insight.

For instance, in a published sermon titled

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