The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

PfeceptS ana principles +. oL Z. CHRISTIAN |
Science.
What is the Greed of Christian ScIence7
So far as Christian Science has a creed
1t Is founde in the tenets Of the mother
church, which constitute its declaration Of
faith. All who become members Of this
church must solemnly subscribe to these
tenets. They are as follows:
l. AS adllerents Of truth, we take the
inspired Word of the Bible as our suffi-
cient guide to eternal Life.
2. We acknowledge and adore one SUI
preme and infinite God;--we acknowledge
one Christ--His Son Christ Jesus: the
Holy Ghost the divine Comforter; and
man His divine image and likeness. 7..s
/ 8. We acknowledge Gods forgiveness
Of sin in the destruction of sin, and in
the understanding that evil and sin are
unreal, hence not eternal. But the belief
in sin is punished. so long as 1T lasts.
4. We acknowledge Christ's atonement
| as the evidence of divine and efficacious
love, unfolding mans unity with God
through Jesus Christ the Wayshower.
5. We acknowledge that man Is saved
through Christ-through divine truth. life.
and love, demonstrated by the Galilean
Prophet in the healing of the sick and
the overcoming of sin and death. Also,
| that the crucifixion Of Jesus and his res
direction were designed to elevate human
! faith and understanding to the spiritual
!
good and the real in man.
| 6. We soemnly promise to strive
| watch, and pray for that mind to be in
| us which was also in Christ Jesus; to
love one another; and to be meek, merci-
| full just and pure.
Copyrighted and used by permission Of
Rev Mary Baker G. Eddy, the author)
Mrs. Eddy is the author of these tenets.
1t will readily be seen that the rock Christ
Jesus constitutes the cornerstone Of this
| church. One can proudly recommend such
a declaration Of faith to the earnest perusal
and study Of every minister Of the gospel
OF Christ. and to every person who desires
to be Christian.
The Tenets Interpreted.
I will briefly consider these tenets as we
are taught to interpret them by our text
book. The first tenet declares the scrip
lures to be the sufficient guide to eternal
life. He who subscribes to this tenet
then, adopts the Bible as his, as the word
OF God. and declares it to be his mentor
and guide. The members of this church
therefore, cannot be said to be disbe-
; levers in the holy scriptures. The fact
is, they are the most implicit and ardent
believers in the Bible. They read anc
study 1t daily. 1t Is their constant com
, panion.
| The second tenet declares for one su.
} preme infinite God. one Christ and one
AHllS Jesus. NO OHe IN the nSlt this
declaration, can truthfully say that Mrs
Eddy and her adherents are goddess ant
Christless people. Nor can it truthfully
be said that Christian Scientists believ,
, in more than one Christ or more than on
Jesus.
The third tenet declares what the scrip
lures teach as the true and the only for
giveness Of sin, that is, it's destruction
When one ceases to commit a particula
sin he is no longer guilty of that sin, ant
is thus forgiven. When the sinner cease
:. from all sin he is forgiven all sin, and hi
salvation is thus worked out.
- The fourth tenet declares the atonemen
= to be unity with God, or atone with tn
y supreme good. This is the true doctrin
= of atonement, and Christ Jesus was tn
- Wayshower to this oneness with God, 70
. he himself in this character and work
4 was atone with God,-he was Away
8 about his fathers business. Those VIII
y thus into at-one-ment with father
, The fifth tenet declares for universe
y. - salvation, the salvation Jesus taught an
!, proved in his lfe,-the salvation fro1
- sin, sickness and DEATH the only full an
~ perfect salvation. This salvation Is fire
- to every one of Gods children, and ever
. individual who ever appeared or who eve
= shall appear on this earth is, in his re:
y selfhood a child of God, for there Is bl
90 one creator and one creation. Man mad
- In the image and likeness of God is til
- true man, the real man. the perfect mar
- and somewhere in the cycles of time. III
perfect man of God shall be manifested
The sixth tenet is a resume, as it wer
1t Of the preceding tenets. 1t comprehend
sr them all. My beloved friends, think f.
,r a moment, you who are Christian scien
J. lists as we'll as you who are not, wins
l. 1t is solemnly to promise to strive, waite
= and pray for that mind to be in you whic
y was In Christ Jesus. What a mighty. "
what a glorious, demand! To have tt
mind Of Christ is to live the life of Chris
le In grand epitome Paul, in the contex
re delineates the characteristic mind
I'd Jesus Christ. Was it anything less ths
IS divine guidance that led to the adoptio
l. as final tenet Of the Christian Scien,
Of church, Of this sweeping and all -inclusi,
Id apostolic injuhction7