Our Tenets

The tenets of our Church and of Christian Science are :

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 infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God’s image and likeness.
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 punished so long as the belief lasts.
4.  We acknowledge Jesus’ atonement as the evidence of divine, efficacious Love, unfolding man’s unity 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 Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death.
5.  We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter.
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 others as we would have them do unto us; and to be merciful, just, and pure.

From Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p497

All those uniting with our local church and/or the global Mother Church of which we are a branch must  subscribe to these Tenets before they are admitted into the Church.

6 Responses to Our Tenets

  1. Pingback: Let this Mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus « Christian Science Society, Scarborough

  2. Sarah says:

    Hi i just wondered if the Christian science church society on ramshill road Scarborough has a Sunday school and if yes I just wondered what age you can bring them to it at my son is nearly 3, if not do you know anywhere in Scarborough that does take children this age to Sunday school thank you :-) Sarah

  3. Daniel says:

    Yes, certainly we have a Sunday School, and your son would be most welcome to join the other little ones in our younger class every Sunday at 10am.

  4. sarah says:

    Thats great thank you :-)

  5. Christine Ferry says:

    Hi,
    Could anyone tell me if i can buy backdated copies of the christian science sentinals if anyone can help me this would be apprieciated.
    Kind Regards
    Christine

  6. Peter D says:

    Hi Christine
    We have a good selection of back copies in our Reading Room. Some are for sale at reduced cost and
    some are free. We have many grouped under topics such as well-being, financial security, environment etc.
    If there is a specific copy you are looking for I am sure we can find it for you.
    Our Reading Room opening times times are shown on our web site and we are usually open five days per week
    and sometimes six days. You will be warmly welcomed if you visit and everyone here will do all that they can to assist you.
    Kind thoughts.

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