THE teachings of Christian Science are of great value in clarifying one's outlook with regard to what should, or should not, be acknowledged as real.
In the religious tenets of Christian Science, set forth on page 497 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and on pages 15 and 16 of the Manual of The Mother Church, Mrs. Eddy lays great stress on the words, "We acknowledge." The second of these tenets reads: "We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God's image and likeness." Let it be noted that this scientific acknowledgment includes no reference to materiality, sin, sickness, or death.
The second clause in this tenet bids us "acknowledge His Son, one Christ." Christ, Truth, the spiritual ideal which illumined the consciousness of Jesus, is always above the realm of struggle or temptation. In Christ, Truth, then, is the sure refuge, the Saviour, forever above and beyond the arena of human struggles, but never for a moment beyond the reach of one seeking healing and redemption through spiritual awakening.
