Following the example set by the question-and-answer columns in the early Journals, when Mary Baker Eddy was Editor, this column will respond to general queries from Journal readers with responses from Journal readers. You’ll find information at the end of the column about how to submit questions. Readers are also encouraged to go to Chapter III ofMiscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, by Mary Baker Eddy — “Questions and Answers.”
How does Christian Science accept that the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is an unforgivable sin?
Q: Christian Science deals with forgiveness. How does Christian Science accept that the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is an unforgivable sin? —From a participant at the Portland, Oregon, US, Youth Summit
A: Christian Science does teach God’s forgiveness of sin. But Christ Jesus, who healed and forgave sins, said, “Go, and sin no more” (John 8:11).
Christian Science makes the same demand. A closer look at the tenets of Christian Science helps underscore the point. The third tenet explains that “the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts” (Science and Health, p. 497).
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