The new student of Christian Science, overjoyed in his growing understanding of the allness of God and the nothingness of evil, is sometimes puzzled when he is urged to protect or defend himself daily against evil, in whatever form it may appear. Surely, he argues, if God is All-in-all, against whom or what should I protect myself?
This is a reasonable question, and it merits a satisfactory answer. But before this answer can be gained, a knowledge of what evil is, or rather what it seems or claims to be, is essential.
On one occasion Jesus defined the devil, or evil, as a liar, making clear that it is without truth (see John 8:44). In Christian Science, evil is also termed error, and one of the many penetrating statements our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, makes concerning error reads, "It is that which seemeth to be and is not." Science and Health, p. 472;
