THE disciples of Christ Jesus were students, pupils of that God-sent Saviour whose spiritually prophesied mission was to reveal divine Truth to mankind. This great Teacher gave to his students the fundamentals of divine Science, the source of which is the Mind that is God.
On page 271 of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy writes, "In Latin the word rendered disciple signifies student; and the word indicates that the power of healing was not a supernatural gift to those learners, but the result of their cultivated spiritual understanding of the divine Science, which their Master demonstrated by healing the sick and sinning."
The teaching of the Master explained the Word of God, confirmed the prophetic vision of spiritually-minded men centuries before, and demonstrated the scientific basis of its healing power. This power was taught to those followers of Jesus whose receptivity enabled them to cultivate spiritual understanding.
