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All that really exists is God and His perfect, infinite spiritual creation. Our revered Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in a very-brief dynamic statement in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" says ( p.

In the Bible we read ( Gen. 1:27 ), "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him.

Christian peoples turn in world crises to the power of prayer. They depend in their Christian teaching upon God, the creator of man and the universe, to help mankind in their hour of trouble.

" Oh, but you are not being realistic!" One may occasionally find himself challenged by such a remark as this because of his refusal to accept as real some inharmonious or afflictive testimony presented by the five mortal senses; in other words, because he refuses to compromise with error. Obviously the maker of such a remark does not understand the teachings of Christian Science.

There are two parts to the, definition of "Church" in the. Glossary of the Christian Science, textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

Does anyone find it hard to come into his place of usefulness in this present world? Are there those who are having a difficult time, perhaps feeling lonely, sorrowful, and not knowing which way to turn to find their right activity? Then let them remember that in spite of every suggestion of fear, doubt, or hatred, they may rise with renewed vigor and fresh inspiration out of their despondency to divine heights of spiritual understanding and enlightenment. In this secret holy place they find their work, their righteous activity, ever at hand.

How great is the peace and how manifold are the blessings of those who keep the faith! The Psalmist says, "The Lord preserveth the faithful" ( Ps. 31: 23 ), and the Revelator tells us that they receive the "crown of life" ( Rev.

Every week the Churches of Christ, Scientist, hold Wednesday and Sunday services, each having a specific function and each offering unique spiritual blessings. Attendance at these services is no merely routine performance of a moral duty or correct social act.

The full appearing of the spiritual idea in the advent of Christ Jesus brought to mankind the way of complete deliverance from the bondage of the flesh. In this appearing the coincidence of the divine with the human is seen.

It is probable that many have paused in their daily round of duties to ask "What is life? What is the purpose of being? What can I do to find my fullest and best expression of life?" Christian Science answers the riddle of human existence in the words of Christ Jesus, who said ( John 17:3 ), "This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. " Life, as he defined it, is the knowledge or understanding of God and of the ideal man, which Jesus demonstrated.