Ample proof of the correctness of Jesus' theology is found in the healings he brought about and in his conquest over sin, thus pointing the way of salvation. When the disciples of John the Baptist asked the Master if he was the Messiah who was to come according to prophecy, Jesus made no comment concerning his theology, but answered (Matt. 11:4,5), "Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them."
This confirmation of the Word "with signs following" is likewise the answer of Christian Science to those seeking redemption from the sins and pains of the flesh. With notable frequency those who take up the study of Christian Science to gain an understanding of its theology experience the healing of some physical inharmony. Conversely, the healing of some form of sin while one is being treated for a physical ailment is a frequent occurrence in the practice of this Science. This purifying result follows as a natural consequence of the Christly character of the treatment, since healing is brought about through the coming of the Christ, Truth, into human consciousness. And it is in human consciousness that the healing has to take place. Here redemption begins and ends. Spiritual man, the man that God made—the only one that really exists—is not subject to, nor the object of, regeneration. This true man lives, moves, and has his being at the standpoint of perfection. Consequently, regeneration must concern human consciousness only.
Speaking of the mission of Christian Science to reinstate the healing of the early Christian days, Mary Baker Eddy, the author of its textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," has this to say (p.150): "Now, as then, signs and wonders are wrought in the metaphysical healing of physical disease; but these signs are only to demonstrate its divine origin,—to attest the reality of the higher mission of the Christ-power to take away the sins of the world."
