Is Christian Science From Beneath And Not From Above?
From No and Yes by Mary Baker Eddy
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18 Hear the words of our Master: “Go ye into all the
world”! “Heal the sick, cast out devils”! Christian
Scientists, perhaps more than any other religious sect, are
21 obeying these commands; and the injunctions are not
confined to Jesus’ students in that age, but they extend
to this age, — to as many as shall believe on him. The
24 demand and example of Jesus were not from beneath.
Are frozen dogmas, persistent persecution, and the doc-
trine of eternal damnation, from above? Are the dews
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1 of divine Truth, falling on the sick and sinner, to heal
them, from beneath? “By their fruits ye shall know
3 them.”
Reading my books, without prejudice, would convince
all that their purpose is right. The comprehension of my
6 teachings would enable any one to prove these books to
be filled with blessings for the whole human family. Fa-
tiguing Bible translations and voluminous commentaries
9 are employed to explain and prop old creeds, and they
have the civil and religious arms in their defense; then
why should not these be equally extended to support the
12 Christianity that heals the sick? The notions of person-
ality to be found in creeds are far more mystic than
Mind-healing. It is no easy matter to believe there are
15 three persons in one person, and that one person is cast
out of another person. These conceptions of Deity and
devil presuppose an impotent God and an incredible
18 Satan.