The simple answer is that Christian Science is Bible-based system of spiritual healing which is fully explained in Mary Baker Eddy's book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
Students of Christian Science follow the example of Christ Jesus in every aspect of daily living. Physical healing, while important, is an outgrowth of spiritual progress. Members are always free to choose any form of healing they prefer, but generally turn to prayer because they find it to be the most effective method of treatment.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with branch churches around the world. A worldwide listing of Christian Science Churches is available in the Christian Science Journal.
Christian Scientists come from all walks of life and are happy to talk about their faith when asked, but we don't proselytize. For us, a life well lived is the best example of our beliefs.
The Tenets of Christian Science
- As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life.
- We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God's
image and likeness.
- We acknowledge God's forgiveness of sin in the destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts.
- We acknowledge Jesus' atonement as the evidence of divine, efficacious Love, unfolding man's unity with God through Christ Jesus the Way-shower; and we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ, through Truth, Life, and Love as demonstrated by the
Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death.
- We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter.
- And we solemnly promise to watch, and pray for that Mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus; to do unto others as we would have them do unto us; and to be merciful, just, and pure.
