One of the errors of
Christian Science is the belief that the Christ is the
"divine-idea man." It is a principle that dwells within
each and everyone of us.
Christian Science denies that Jesus was the Christ, (Science
and Health with Key to the Scriptures, 333:3-15; 334:3.)
The Bible declares in 1 John 2:22, "Who is the liar
but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ?" It is
apparent from the following verses, that Christian Science
is not telling the truth about Jesus.
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- Jesus is the
Christ
- Matt. 16:16,
"And Simon Peter answered and said, "Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God."
- Acts 5:42, "And
every day, in the temple and from house to house,
they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as
the Christ."
- See also, Matt.
16:20; Luke 9:20; John 20:31; Acts 3:20; 9:22; 18:5;
18:28.
- Jesus called
Himself the Christ
- John 4:25-26,
"The woman *said to Him, "I know that Messiah is
coming (He who is called Christ); when that One
comes, He will declare all things to us." 26Jesus
*said to her, "I who speak to you am He."
- The Christ
was born
- Matt. 1:16,
"and to Jacob was born Joseph the husband of Mary,
by whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."
See also Matt. 2:4; Luke 2:11.
- Christ did
works
- Matt. 11:2,
"Now when John in prison heard of the works of
Christ, he sent word by his disciples."
- Christ is
the Son of David.
- Mark
12:35, "And Jesus answering began to say, as He
taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes
say that the Christ is the son of David?"
- Christ
suffered
- Luke
24:26, "Was it not necessary for the Christ to
suffer these things and to enter into His glory?"
See also Luke 24:46; Acts 26:23.
- Christ rose
from the dead
- Acts
17:3, "explaining and giving evidence that the
Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead,
and saying, "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you
is the Christ."
- Christ was
resurrected
- Acts
2:31, "he looked ahead and spoke of the
resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither
abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay."
- Christ is a
Son
- Heb. 3:6,
"but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house
whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence
and the boast of our hope firm until the end."
- Christ has a
body
- Rom. 7:1,
"Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to
die to the Law through the body of Christ, that you
might be joined to another, to Him who was raised
from the dead, that we might bear fruit for God."
- Christ has a
body and blood
- 1 Cor.
10:16, "Is not the cup of blessing which we bless
a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread
which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?"
- Christ
became a curse for us
- Gal.
3:13, "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the
Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written,
"Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree."
- Christ died
- Gal.
2:21, "I do not nullify the grace of God; for if
righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ
died needlessly." See also, 1 Cor. 8:12.
- Christ can
be sinned against
- 1 Cor.
8:12, "And thus, by sinning against the brethren
and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you
sin against Christ."
- Christ bore
the sins of many
- Heb.
9:28, "so Christ also, having been offered once
to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time
for salvation without reference to sin, to those who
eagerly await Him." See also 1 Cor. 15:23-24.
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