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to Deity, that Spirit and God are often regarded as synonymous
terms; and it is thus they are uniformly used
and understood in Christian Science. As it
is evident that the likeness of Spirit cannot be
material, does it not follow that God cannot be in His
unlikeness and work through drugs to heal the sick?
When the omnipotence of God is preached and His absoluteness
is set forth, Christian sermons will heal the
sick.
(Contradictions not found)
It is sometimes said, in criticising Christian Science,
that the mind which contradicts itself neither knows
itself nor what it is saying. It is indeed no
small matter to know one's self; but in this
volume of mine there are no contradictory
statements, - at least none which are apparent to those
who understand its propositions well enough to pass
judgment upon them. One who understands Christian
Science can heal the sick on the divine Principle of Christian
Science, and this practical proof is the only feasible
evidence that one does understand this Science.
Anybody, who is able to perceive the incongruity between
God's idea and poor humanity, ought to be able
to discern the distinction (made by Christian Science)
between God's man, made in His image, and the sinning
race of Adam.
The apostle says: "For if a man think himself to be
something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself."
This thought of human, material nothingness, which
Science inculcates, enrages the carnal mind and is the
main cause of the carnal mind's antagonism.
(God's idea the ideal man)
It is not the purpose of Christian Science to "educate
the idea of God, or treat it for disease," as is alleged
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