New To Christian Science

ARE YOU NEW TO CHRISTIAN SCIENCE? If you are exploring Christian Science for the first time, you will find your questions about it answered in the books and papers offered by The Bookmark. However, it might prove helpful if several of these questions were answered for you now: What is Christian Science? Christian Science is far more than faith healing, mysticism, hypnosis or holistic medicine. It is the Science of Christianity, the study and practice of a new-old knowledge. It is a scientific discovery that accurately defines the spiritual nature of God, man and the universe. It is the promised Comforter, revealed by God to this age through the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. In John 14, Christ Jesus told his disciples, "If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever." Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health: "This Comforter I understand to be Divine Science. . . . " "The term CHRISTIAN SCIENCE was introduced by the author to designate the scientific system of divine healing. "It consists of two parts: "1. The discovery of this divine Science of Mind-healing, through a spiritual sense of the Scriptures and through the teachings of the Comforter, as promised by the Master [Christ Jesus]. "2. The proof, by present demonstration, that the so-called miracles of Jesus did not specially belong to a dispensation now ended, but that they illustrated an ever-operative divine Principle. The operation of this Principle indicates the eternality of the scientific order and continuity of being. "Science is an emanation of divine Mind, and is alone able to interpret God aright. It has a spiritual, and not a material origin. It is a divine utterance, - the Comforter which leadeth into all truth." How can you prove to yourself that Christian Science is the promised Comforter? The healing and regeneration that come from your study of Christian Science will convince you that something incredibly new and different has been introduced into world consciousness with the coming of this Science. The spiritual enlightenment that Christian Science brings to consciousness results in healing. There are on record thousands upon thousands of testimonies of such healings. These testimonies tell of the healing of every known sickness and disease, of mental and emotional disorders, negative traits of character, lack and limitation, drug addiction, broken homes, failing businesses, difficult relationships, age, and even death. When you take up the study of Christian Science, you should begin to experience healing. Your own healing experiences will convince you that this Science is the second coming of the Christ. Do you have to join a religious organization to study Christian Science and find healing? Certainly not. There are thousands who study this Science and enjoy its healing benefits without attending church services or becoming a member of the Christian Science organization. This Science is far more than a religious faith one subscribes to. It is an advanced intelligence that develops through individual study and prayer. How can you learn about Christian Science? No one can understand the whole of Christian Science by simply reading a book or paper on it. The study of Christian Science is a life-long educational process. It finds you where you are with simple truths about God. Then through study and prayer, you exchange faith in God for an understanding of Him, and you learn how to heal through a form of prayer that is intelligent, reliable, and scientific. How does spiritual healing take place? The healing power of Christian Science is based on a Principle that is both spiritual and scientific. You experience healing through an understanding of this divine Principle. As you introduce into consciousness new ideas about God and man that inspire, enlighten, and transform the inner self, this new knowledge enables you to overcome the many forms of negative thinking that cause a sick, discordant, limited life. In other words, you heal your mind. This mental change then manifests itself in physical healing, better supply, improved relationships, a happier life. Exploring this new concept of God and man is challenging and thrilling. If you are searching for a moral and spiritual standard, a philosophy and religion based on eternal and universal Truth, you will find it in Christian Science. As you take up your study of Christian Science, it will become to you what it has been to millions of others - the doorway to a new and better life.