CHAPTER IX.
SOME OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? — Jesus.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in
you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your
mortal bodies, by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. — Paul.
THE strictures on this volume would condemn to
oblivion that Truth which is raising up thousands from
Detached passages.
helplessness to strength, and elevating them
from a theoretical to a practical Christianity.
These criticisms are generally based on detached
sentences or clauses, separated from their context. Even
the Scriptures, which grow in beauty and consistency
from one grand root, appear contradictory when
subjected to such usage. The apostolic injunction is,
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
In Christian Science mere opinion is valueless. Proof is essential to a due estimate of this subject. Sneers, at Sarcasm and proofs. the application of the word Science to Christianity, cannot prevent that from being Scientific which is based on divine Principle, demonstrated according to a given rule, and subjected to proper tests. The facts are so absolute and numerous in support of Christian Science, that misrepresentation and denuncia-
