CHRISTIAN SCIENCE by T.

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 16, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 33.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

By T.

THE New York World has recently been making quite a fight against Christian Science. A reporter was hired to go to the “Science” school and take a full course in their so-called arts of healing. The reporter completed his course, and received his degree and diploma at the end of three weeks.

He was first taught that God is all in all and that God is good. And since God is all in all and good, then there can be nothing which is not good. Sickness is not good, therefore, says the “Scientist,” it does not exist. And it is only another step to their statement that sin is not good, and therefore it does not exist.

All of the foregoing is to lay the foundation for the Christian Science doctor to go to the sick and not try to help them get well, but try to convince them that there is no such thing as sickness and therefore they are well.

Such a delusion has never before crossed the threshold of our world. Just think of it! It is not good for a man to have a broken leg. Therefore Christian Science would have us believe that the leg is not broken. It seems inconceivable that intelligent men and women of the boasted nineteenth century could be led into such dreamy and worse than fairy-land nonsense.

“Christian Science,” no matter what its claims may be, in reality would have us ignore every one of the senses and every perception and faculty. And after this is done, what is there left to man? Our senses are among the greatest gifts of God to man. And they are given to be lawfully and properly used, and not to be set aside or ignored.

The Master has forewarned us that His second coming shall be preceded by “false christs, and false prophets,” and they “shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” Matt. 24:24. We have come down to the very last of the last days. All the prophecies point this out plainly. And we should understand what all these mysterious workings of this time mean. Satan is making his last and supreme effort to deceive and destroy, and, unless we are securely anchored to God’s Word, we will be swept away by the mighty delusions of this time.

The Word of the Lord—not as some men pervert and distort it, but as it really is in truth—is the only secure thing in which we can trust to-day. And unless you know and believe that Word you will surely be borne down by the ruinous delusions of these days.