Christian Science is totally redemptive, progressive, liberating. It does not come to condemn the human being but to awaken one to the infinite possibilities of life in Spirit. Science reveals our true selfhood: the ideal man who, reflecting God, is as sublime in activity and intelligence as his Maker. At the same time, the Christ Science of perfectibility exposes the illegitimacy of sin, sickness, and death, showing us how to free ourselves from mortality.
Given the wonderful prospects before us, what is it, then, that would keep a Christian Scientist from living a happier, fuller life—a life vital with Soul and alive with real Mind? In some instances a hindrance to spiritual joy and progress is unwarranted guilt. Specifically, people often feel guilty about their humanity. They feel guilty for having legitimate human emotions and desires, guilty for enjoying the lawful pleasures and pursuits of life. Much of this false self-condemnation comes from believing that Christian Science means being humanly perfect — that one can be a human divine image and likeness.
What a tragic misunderstanding of Christian Science! This error is nothing more than the carnal mind's attempt to misuse the letter of absolute Science in order to crucify the human being. We can free ourselves from this cruel belief that would squeeze the joy out of life and make being a Scientist seem beyond our reach.
