OUTSIDE of Christian Science there is no satisfactory explanation of the mediatorship of Christ Jesus. The doctrine that Christ Jesus was God; that God took upon Himself a human form, becoming incarnate, as God, in the humble Nazarene, will not stand the test of reason, since it signifies that the infinite could become finite. And the doctrine that it was necessary for God to become incarnate in order that reconciliation might take place between Him and mankind, through the vicarious sacrifice of Christ Jesus, is also devoid of rationality, in that it implies that God, infinite good, is cognizant of evil, and that the belief of evil could be atoned for in a manner other than by its destruction in human consciousness. Such theories as these are dealt with in Christian Science in an entirely satisfactory manner. There is no room whatsoever in this Science for any degree of irrationality. Be a doctrine or theory ever so time-honored, it cannot be allowed to remain as part of religious faith unless it be in complete accord with the absolute truth about God and His spiritual creation.
Now there is a very true sense in which Christ Jesus is the mediator between God and men, in accordance with Paul's words to Timothy: "There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." The apostle here clearly distinguishes between God and Christ Jesus, the mediator "between God and men." And it were well to get a clear understanding of God and of man, and also of what we call "men," before attempting the explanation of the mediatorship of Christ Jesus. It is because this has not been done, it is because mankind has had confused and erroneous beliefs about God and man, that altogether fictitious notions about Christ Jesus, as mediator between God and men, have arisen, with grave results to spiritual progress.
God, then, must be known as the one perfect spiritual Being, altogether good. His creation, including individual man, is the universe of spiritual ideas. The creator being perfect, creation is likewise perfect. Man, the real spiritual man of God's creating, or knowing, is thus perfect; and therefore is in no need of reconciliation to God. To put it somewhat differently, man, the idea of God, is ever at-one with God. Consequently, it is an utter impossibility for any separation ever to take place between God and man. No mediator is, therefore, necessary in the case of the real or spiritual man, to reconcile him to God.
