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QA 24 of 24. The topics for this question and answer are: The inspired Word of the Bible, The Scientific trinity, The Scientific meaning of forgiveness, Atonement and salvation viewed scientifically, The crucifixion and resurrection explained scientifically, The pledge of faithful Christian Scientists

  	Question. — Have Christian Scientists any religious
  	creed? 
30	Answer. — They have not, if by that term is meant
  	doctrinal beliefs. The following is a brief exposition of
 1	the important points, or religious tenets, of Christian
  	Science: —  
 3	    1.  As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word
  	of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life. 
  	    2.  We acknowledge and adore one supreme and in-
 6	finite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the
  	Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God's
  	image and likeness. 
 9	    3.  We acknowledge God's forgiveness of sin in the
  	destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that
  	casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin is pun-
12	ished so long as the belief lasts. 
  	    4.  We acknowledge Jesus' atonement as the evi-
  	dence of divine, efficacious Love, unfolding man's unity
15	with God through Christ Jesus the Way-shower; and
  	we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ,
  	through Truth, Life, and Love as demonstrated by the
18	Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming
  	sin and death. 
  	    5.  We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and
21	his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eter-
  	nal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the noth-
  	ingness of matter. 
24	    6.  And we solemnly promise to watch, and pray for
  	that Mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus; to
  	do unto othe...rs as we would have them do unto us; and
27    to be merciful, just, and pure.
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