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Mary Baker Eddy writes in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" ( p. 230 ), "Notwithstanding the sacrilegious moth of time, eternity awaits our Church Manual, which will maintain its rank as in the past, amid ministries aggressive and active, and will stand when those have passed to rest.

Throughout the centuries many creeds and theories have been set forth to help mankind find salvation. Christian Science offers a way to attain the desired goal of salvation, a way that redeems and regenerates by teaching mankind how to overcome sin, sickness, disease, and death.

As one gains an understanding of Christian Science, prayer takes on a bright, new interest for him through his recognition of it as a scientific as well as a religious procedure. However much prayer may have meant to him previously, it means more when he sees that, like the turning of a radio dial and many another familiar human action, it can be based on known conditions and can be definite in method and certain of results.

Jesus made this stupendous statement about himself ( John 8:14 ): "I know whence I came, and whither I go. " As our Way-shower, he taught us that what he saw and did we could see and do also.

Paul had a clear perception of the result of understanding the Christ. He said ( Phil.

The study of Christian Science brings to light true values by awakening mankind to the need of weighing their thoughts and actions. God's standard of true values, such as truth and love, shines through the lens of Spirit, enabling each one of us to realize that matter is no thing and therefore has no value.

A Receptive attitude of thought, a willingness to listen, a confidence in the truth and an obedience to it, precede our accepting the Christ, God's perfect idea. Our Master pointed out our need of humble, childlike receptivity as a requisite for accepting the Christ and thereby entering the kingdom of heaven.

"Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light" ( Eph. 5:14 ).

" God expresses in man the infinite idea forever developing itself, broadening and rising higher and higher from a boundless basis. Mind manifests all that exists in the infinitude of Truth.

" What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" asks the Psalmist ( Ps. 8:4 ).