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Misconceptions about Christian Science

Knowing ourselves by first knowing God

From the November 2025 issue of The Christian Science Journal


This article is part of a series appearing occasionally in the Journal, the Christian Science Sentinel, and The Herald of Christian Science. Each article aims to correct some misconception about Christian Science that would keep us from having the results we so desire as spiritual healers.


All my life the biggest hill for me to climb in practicing Christian Science has been wondering whether I know God well enough. After some years in the public practice of Christian Science, it finally dawned on me that I’d been starting with me, human effort, and human reasoning in attempting to answer this question. It became clear that I had it backward: I was approaching Science as a mortal struggling to become an immortal. 

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