NO problems of theology have been more deeply pondered than the character of Christ Jesus, his relation to God, his origin, mission, and disappearance from human ken. Discussion has waxed into controversy, and many divergent theories have been ardently promulgated and as sturdily held. Christian Science has definitely settled these differences, every one, and Mrs. Eddy's teachings regarding Jesus and the Christ are being accepted by many besides her immediate followers.
Concerning the relationship of the Christ to God, none can deny that Christ Jesus himself was the best witness. "Glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee," he implored the Father. Proof, it seems, is lacking that he ever thought or asserted that he was Deity. Since our conclusions are based wholly upon the evidence of the four Gospels— and what other evidence is there?— it is with something of wonderment, in the light of the revelation of Christian Science, that one contemplates the conclusions of the Nicene Council in its contention that Jesus was "very God."
Whether Jesus was human or divine has been the subject of much controversy. "Jesus was born of Mary," writes Mrs. Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 332). "Christ is the true idea voicing good, the divine message from God to men speaking to the human consciousness." Manifestly, since that which is "born of the flesh is flesh," Jesus "born of Mary," though divinely conceived, was not Spirit, although he demonstrated spiritual power in unprecedented degree. Jesus was the human; Christ, the divine. Jesus partook of the conditions of matter; Christ was wholly of the nature of Spirit, of divine Life, Truth, and Love.
