Page "Church of Christ, Scientist" Paragraph 25

Christian Science teaches that we are not Christians until we " go and do likewise ," until we in some degree " come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ ," as it says in the Scriptures ( Ephesians 4: 13 ).

We never become Christ, but we are called upon to become fully Christly or Christ-like, to emulate our Master's great words and works in some measure.

This was Eddy's understanding of Jesus ' saying: " He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto my Father " ( John 14: 12 ).

No one's ministry, however, can equal that of Christ Jesus in Christian Science.

Eddy even stipulated in her Church Manual that " careless comparison or irreverent reference to Christ Jesus is abnormal in a Christian Scientist and is prohibited.

" ( Church Manual, page 41 ) She also wrote: " The cardinal points of Christian Science cannot be lost sight of, namely — one God, supreme, infinite, and one Christ Jesus.

" ( Miscellany 339 )