"He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto the Father." John 14:12.
Such are the words of Him "who spake as never man spake:" and knowing the immortality of Truth, said boldly, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." And they have not: luminous with the light of divine science, they reveal the great principle of salvation from sin, sickness and death. Neither can we question the practicability of the divine word, who have learned its adaptability to human need, and man's ability to prove the truth of prophecy.
The fulfillment of the grand verities of Christian healing belong to every period, as the above scripture plainly declares, and primitive Christianity confirms. Also, the last chapter of Mark is emphatic on this subject, making healing a condition of salvation that extends to all ages, and throughout all Christendom. Nothing can be more conclusive than this: "He that believeth on me shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe, they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover." This declaration of our divine Master settles the question; else we are entertaining the startling inquiry, Are the scriptures inspired,—are they true? Did Jesus mean what he said? If this is the cavil, we reply in the affirmative, that the Scripture is true, and Jesus' words are unmistakable, for they form propositions of self-evident demonstrable truth. Doctrines cannot be evangelical that deny the substance and practicability of all Christ's teachings, and evangelical religion can be established on no other claim than the authenticity of the gospels, which support unequivocally the proof that Christian Science, as defined and practised by Jesus, heals the sick, casts out error, and will destroy death.
