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FAQ's ABOUT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: Who is Mary Baker Eddy? Aren't Christian Scientists the ones who don't go to doctors? What makes Christian Science Christian? Q: Who is Mary Baker Eddy? A: Mary Baker Eddy is Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science and author of its foundational text, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Throughout her youth and early adulthood, Mary Baker Eddy faced poor health and financial and emotional hardship. She overcame these challenges to become one of the most prominent individuals of her day. Toward the end of her life, Human Life magazine described her as the most famous, interesting and powerful woman in America, if not in the world, today. She continues to be regarded as one of history's more remarkable figures. Today, her primary work, Science and Health, engages readers around the world.
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Q: Aren't Christian Scientists the ones who don't go to doctors? A: Often students of Christian Science are immediately and effectively healed through prayer. Financial woes, physical ailments and relationship difficulties have all been healed through Christian Science treatment. For this reason, many students of Christian Science choose spiritual solutions for all their problems. However, there is no church doctrine that prohibits students from seeking medical attention if they so desire. Q: What makes Christian Science Christian? A: Christian Science is the answer to Christ Jesus' command to Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils. (Matthew 10:8). It is the universal healing message of the Christ that can be proven (hence the term Science) in the experience of any sincere seeker. The church that was founded to promote this healing message is designed "to commemorate the word and works of our Master, which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing." (Church Manual by Mary Baker Eddy). |
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