“Christian Science" is nothing new. It is a mixture of exploded theories and issues of the ancient world. Moreover, it is neither "Christian" nor “Science” for both the personality of Christ and matter are denied, and there could he no Christ without personality nor science without matter. This unscientific cult is not only not Christian but it denies many truths of the Bible.
1st. A personal God.
The second article in the platform of Christian Science says, “God is mind. He is divine principle, not person,” “He and the universe are the same," or “He is the ‘substance’ and the universe and man are ‘manifestations.’ ”
The Christian says:
OUR Father which art in heaven.
Matthew 6:9.
2nd. Christ and His Atonement.
Though they sometimes speak of Christ as a great metaphysician, they maintain that there is no real body, and if no body, then no suffering—therefore Christ did not suffer on the cross.
3rd. Sin.
The belief that you have no real body enables you to dispose of the question of sin. If the body is only a phantom then sin would only be the phantom of a phantom; an easy way for a sinner to relieve himself of personal responsibility to God.
4th. A personal devil.
Mrs. Eddy says, “A lie is all the devil there is.” Vol. 2, Page 85. See scripture pages 104
and 118.
5th. The reality of prayer.
They have something that corresponds to prayer, but their text-book says, “Prayer to a personal God is an hindrance."
The following are a few of the many scriptures which have reference to the folly of such heresies:
HEREBY know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God.
I John 4:2.