Let Them Be the Witnesses.
By Editor
WE received just recently a long letter from a Christian Scientist who takes issue with the articles appearing in the Signs of the Times some time ago on Christian Science. Those articles stated that Christian Scientists held "Science and Health," Mrs. Eddy's book, of higher authority than the Bible. This was clearly shown in these articles. If our inquirer wishes more definite proof he can take his own letter. He declares: "We believe the Bible, we believe the truth about the truth, and we believe the truth about error. We know as much about the prophecies as you do. 'Jesus came to do away with the prophetic dispensation. He said all who came before Him were thieves and liars.' Now you would take us back to that thieving, lying dispensation, would you? How do you harmonize that saying of Jesus?" We do not need to quote further. The whole letter is in perfect harmony with these contradictory statements. It is sufficient to say to this mistaken soul, as to others, that Jesus did not refer, in the expression quoted, to His own servants, the prophets thru whom the Spirit of Christ spoke (1 Peter 1:10, 11), but to the deceivers, who claimed that salvation was to be found in them. The Gospel of God is built upon "the foundation of the apostles and prophets" of which the chief corner-stone is Christ. To say that the teachings of the former dispensation were lying teachings is to repudiate Christ and His teaching, for He declared to His own people: "Had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me: for he wrote of Me; but if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe My words?"