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To throw out mortal, material, limited viewpoints and mentally leap to the standpoint of perfection is essential in the practice of Christian Science. To avoid making the jump is to fail.

God's perfect work is not chemical or electrical; it is not a biological organization of material parts, not a material universe. It contains not an atom of matter, for God is Spirit, infinite Mind.

Satisfaction and peace come with finding God as Life—that's the message behind these branch church advertisements. The ads convey this message through words that comfort, uplift, challenge, offer a helping hand, and even jest.

The first time I read Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy I was unable to understand right away the statement ( p.

My search for truth began long before I came in contact with Christian Science. I had for years asked Pilate's question: "What is truth?" John 18:38; The great desire to find truth eventually led me to four baptisms in four different religions! In the long run, I found myself plunging into the wilderness of darkness; instead of peace, freedom, and understanding, I found sorrow, fear, blind faith, and death.

When someone turns to God for healing in Christian Science, instead of seeking to repair an ailing body he works mentally to exchange the thought of himself as a material body for his true identity as a child of God—the actual, always perfect, spiritual image of divine Spirit, God, which needs no healing. On what authority? On the authority of the revealed Word of the Bible.

Just think of the stupendous significance of God's brief declaration of Himself to Moses as "I AM"! Ex. 3:14; —the All-in-all of being! It follows that because God, or good, is and God is infinite, there can be nothing but good, regardless of what appears to be! This law of God's allness is the basis on which Christ Jesus healed the sick and the sinning, and this is the basis on which Christian Science heals, restoring primitive Christian healing.

"How much does it cost?" Eyes shining with anticipated possession, the youngster gave the baseball mitt a few hearty pokes and punches, examined with approval the careful stitching and sturdy construction, and repeated, "How much did you say it cost?" "Oh, it will be a merry price!" "That's all right! Look what I'm getting!" What am I getting? What will it cost me? Is it worth it? Questions like these may arise in the minds of searchers for divine Truth. What is Truth? they ask.

Followers of worthwhile causes have undergone sometimes appalling conditions and mistreatment because of their absolute commitment to what they believed to be right. The early Christians withstood tremendous odds—persecution, torture, the threat of death—to further Jesus' teachings.

Christ Jesus referred to God as his Father, and as the Father of all who followed him. This claim of divine sonship infuriated the orthodox religionists of his day.