The Bible abounds with accounts of the triumph of Spirit over matter—accounts so wonderful that they may seem unbelievable. Indeed, how can we fully grasp the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were thrown into a fiery furnace without being consumed by the fire? And what’s to be said of Daniel, who was thrown into a den of lions and pulled out the next day without a single scratch?
Christian Science explains that occurrences like these, which contradict the apparent laws of matter, are not miracles that belong to a bygone era, but demonstrations of the higher law of Spirit, God, which is always in operation. They are tangible proofs of the allness of God and His redeeming power.
The Discoverer of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, writes in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, “The divine Love, which made harmless the poisonous viper, which delivered men from the boiling oil, from the fiery furnace, from the jaws of the lion, can heal the sick in every age and triumph over sin and death” (p. 243). She goes on to say that this Love was at the heart of Christ Jesus’ healing works, and that to repeat these wonders, we must have “the same ‘Mind … which was also in Christ Jesus’ ”—a knowledge of the divine Science underlying the healings.
