The mission of the Christian Science church is to bless all mankind through understanding God and the healing power of prayer. Sin, or anything unlike God, must be cast out for healing to occur.
Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, wrote: “Anciently the followers of Christ, or Truth, measured Christianity by its power over sickness, sin, and death; but modern religions generally omit all but one of these powers, – the power over sin.” Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 142:4-7.
The Christian Science church teaches that, “Sin is forgiven only as it is destroyed by Christ, – Truth and Life.” Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 5:23-25.
Jesus healed sickness as well as sin. His healings were the result of understanding spiritual laws that anyone can learn and prove. Find out more in our healing textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
“Jesus established in the Christian era the precedent for all Christianity, theology, and healing. Christians are under as direct orders now, as they were then, to be Christlike, to possess the Christ-spirit, to follow the Christ-example, and to heal the sick as well as the sinning. It is easier for Christianity to cast out sickness than sin, for the sick are more willing to part with pain than are sinners to give up the sinful, so-called pleasure of the senses. The Christian can prove this to-day as readily as it was proved centuries ago.” Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 138:17.
The Christian Science Daily Prayer: “’Thy kingdom come;’ let the reign of divine Truth, Life, and Love be established in me, and rule out of me all sin; and may Thy Word enrich the affections of all mankind, and govern them!” Church Manual of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, p.41.
Christian Scientists participate in interfaith and ecumenical activities. We want to contribute in meaningful ways to the healing dialogue going on between faiths in our communities and worldwide. See “Circle of Faith.”
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