There is scarcely a question which is more frequently asked of Christian Scientists than the one, How can man sin, if God has created him perfect? The answer is that the real man cannot sin. But to understand this, one must understand who and what man really is.
Theologians have endeavored to instruct mankind on the subject of sin, but the true nature of man was not clearly understood by them. Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, explains not only the unreal nature of sin, but the true nature of God and man's relationship to Him.
Christian Science is based on the Biblical statement that God created man in His image and likeness. God, however, cannot sin; and what is impossible to Him cannot be expressed in His image and likeness. That is to say, the real man, created by God, cannot sin.
