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WHEN CHRIST JESUS encountered the man born blind, as reported in the ninth chapter of John, his disciples asked him whether the man's condition was the outcome of some sin either he or his parents had committed. Jesus handled this erroneous theological concept firmly by stating, "Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

THE cross and crown emblem familiar to Christian Scientists includes the motto ( Matt. 10:8 , Am.

IN Miscellany, Mrs. Eddy makes this thought-provoking statement ( p.

WHEN Christ Jesus told his disciples, "I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me" ( John 12:32 ), he was giving them a profoundly significant explanation of how the multitudes had been drawn to him for comfort and healing. He uttered a truth which applied not only to himself but to every one of his followers and which can be demonstrated by every one of them.

ONE is sometimes conscious of the thought within certain groups of people that one's relationship to God and religion should be entirely private and that church, with its organization, removes the immediate contact with God and one's deep inner experiences. Those who have participated in the unique teachings of Christ Jesus in a new light through Christian Science and who have experienced health, peace, and harmony as a direct result, look upon church and its organization in a different way.

IN "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany," Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, refers to the great gain in spiritual understanding of students working in her home, adding ( p. 229 ): "But this should not be the incentive for going thither.

When I was a young girl, a beloved Christian Science practitioner used to say to me, "Make your prayers universal, and everyone who has his cup out will receive a blessing. " The conviction that this is true, that every loving thought flows out with tangible benefit to receptive hearts everywhere, has stayed with me.

When she was a young girl, Mrs. Eddy, later the author of Science and Health, wrote a poem entitled "Upward.

Are the pressures and demands of living in this present-day world more than many individuals can take unless they resort to sleeping pills, tranquilizers, and frequent rest cures? Mrs. Eddy asks (Science and Health, p.

The Holy Bible contains a record of the early history of the Judaic religion and of the beginnings of Christianity. Out of this record have sprung forth churches of many kinds.