CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12076, 16 October 1933, Page 7

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

DOCTRINE OF ATONEMENT was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, u" Sunday, Jotli October, Tb, e . Golden Text was Horn 11 Cor. 5: 18, “All things me.of God, who hafcli reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.” Among the citations which comprised the Lesson-Sermon were the fo--1 lowing from the Bible; “For 'he i* our peace who hath made both one, and hath broken down the- middle wall of partition between u-s; having abolished in his flesh the enmity. . . for to make ill hint self of twain one now ni-itju, C 0 making . pence; . alnd that lie- might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having siaiu tlie enmity thereby. ’’ (Eph. 2: 14-16). Also the following passages from the Christian Science textbbqk, • “Science and Health with KevVuo Scriptures’,’ hv Mary Baker Eddy; “The .atonement of Christ -reconciles man to God. not God to ni«h; for the div’jfnd Prfiu-.iple! -of (Gliri-ut is God, and how can God propitiate Himself?.:' It was therefore Christ’s purpose to reconcile man to God, not God to mam Even Christ cannot 'reconcile Truth to error for Truth and error are irreconcilable.” (•><». 18, 19) —P.B.A