Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.
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After one commences the study of Christian Science, a very radical change takes place regarding his viewpoint of his personality. As one progresses in this study, he realizes rich rewards of health and freedom by understanding that his true personality is spiritual, not material.
" Ho , every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. " These words found in Isaiah ( 55:1 ) typify the call of the Christ, God's divine manifestation or ideal, to suffering humanity throughout all ages.
Mary Baker Eddy has given to members of The Mother Church certain duties to be performed daily. These she has outlined in the Manual of The Mother Church.
From the "Historical Sketch" in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy, we learn how Mrs. Eddy's sense of Church progressively unfolded.
Our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, says of the Master, Christ Jesus (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 74 ), "He met and conquered the resistance of the world.
In "Unity of Good," under the chapter heading "A Colloquy," Mary Baker Eddy records an imaginary conversation between good and evil. Here our Leader writes ( p.
Earnest students of Christian Science often have instantaneous healings as they strive to put into practice what they learn of Truth. If healing is not immediate, then the student knows that there is some lesson he needs to learn.
A Christian Scientist who turns to divine Truth in working out a problem either for himself or another is face to face with God. He is adjusting to the strict demand of the First Commandment ( Ex.
Moses stood on the top of a hill near Rephidim, holding in his hands the rod of God. Aaron and Hur were with him.
In an era of religious and political despotism, the teachings of Christ Jesus came as a ray of hope to the oppressed, an intellectual challenge to the learned, and a rebuke to the hypocrite. To the materialistic thinker, expecting the coming of a temporal ruler and the establishment of an earthly kingdom, it was unprecedented to be told that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, followed by the even more surprising statement that it was actually within one.