Consider a sick person who has become disillusioned with orthodox medical approaches to healing. This individual may have heard of apparently successful healings through some other means. But he would be wise to investigate the premises underlying these practices, and what their practitioners believe, before trying them out.
According to Christian Science, sickness and sin are symptoms of theological misunderstanding. They are the consequence of wrong views of the nature and will of God. To understand the true character of the Holy Spirit is to be aware of the presence and exclusive power of goodness, the grace of divine Love. Sickness and sin are phases of ignorance of how wonderful Life and man really are. Sickness and sin indicate an underlying insecurity, a latent unease and dissatisfaction with oneself and one's relationship to good, to loving and being loved, to understanding and being understood, to talent and the opportunity for its expression.
To feel unloved and unendowed can induce fear, anger, and discouragement. These are wellsprings of illness and sin.
