About
Christian Science
Christian
Science, a system of healing in the way Jesus
healed , was discovered by Mary Baker Eddy
in 1866. She wrote out her discovery of this
curative principle in Science
and Health with Key to the Scriptures . It
is Christian because it draws its authority
squarely from the Bible, especially the life and
teachings of Christ Jesus. It is Science because
it has provable, repeatable results, as
demonstrated in the daily lives of people all over
the world for well over 100 years, bringing
healing and regeneration. Its purpose is to save
not only from physical ills but also from sin and
death through an understanding of God.
An
expansive view Mrs. Eddy had of this Science
(written in Miscellaneous
Writings ) states:
“It is the soul of divine philosophy, and there
is no other philosophy. It is not a search after
wisdom, it is wisdom: it is God’s right hand
grasping the universe, — all time, space,
immortality, thought, extension, cause, and
effect; constituting and governing all identity,
individuality, law, and power. It stands on this
Scriptural platform: that He made all that was
made, and it is good, reflects the divine Mind, is
governed by it; and that nothing apart from this
Mind, one God, is self-created or evolves the
universe.”
Christian
Science practitioners and Christian Science nurses
have a ministry of prayer and practical help for
those seeking treatment. These individuals are
devoted to helping others to understand God and
man scientifically, in a way that results in
healing mind and body. (There is usually a charge
for this treatment or care, since this ministry is
their livelihood.) A directory of these
individuals is in the Christian Science
Journal, a monthly print magazine available
at Reading Rooms, or on line at http://www.spirituality.com/journal/directory.jhtml.
There
is a great deal of information on Christian
Science at the website of The First Church of
Christ, Scientist. There are also many books and
magazines on the subject available at our public
Reading Room.
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