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Six “Important Points” of Christian Science Theology

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy summarizes the theology of Christian Science in six “important points, or religious tenets” (p. 497). Over the six issues that began with June, each Journal lead article will explore in depth one of these six tenets, this month focusing on the third tenet.

By ending with the first tenet—“As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life”—the “last chapter” of the series will coincide with November’s celebration of National Bible Week in the United States.

Ours to prove––the understanding of eternal Life

From the July 2011 issue of The Christian Science Journal


We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter.
Fifth tenet of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 497

“He is risen!” We are told this was the joyful cry that passed among the disciples and other close followers of Jesus at their discovery that he had overcome death. What a fantastic triumph! He is risen! He is alive! Death had been faced directly—and was defeated! The “last enemy” had fallen before the action of spiritual understanding. 

Jesus’ students were amazed. In hindsight, perhaps, it shouldn’t have seemed so amazing. Jesus had predicted just such a victory. His teachings all pointed to the logic of such a triumph. Yet overcoming the brutal attempt to murder him was clearly beyond the expectations of his students. Now they began to understand the depth of his teaching—Life is not a mixture of material mortal life and spiritual eternal life; it is purely spiritual, without any limits. 

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