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If Christ Jesus' actions did bear witness unto the nature of absolute Truth and its expression, as he said his acts were designed to do, then, it cannot be said that he set aside reality, or Truth in order to ascertain certain effects, such as altering the face of reality, to establish health. It must be said that his healing works were illustrations that gave mankind a glimpse of the nature of the reality in which they lived, in which sickness is not an inherent factor. By his scientific healing, in accord with Truth, Jesus defined sickness as not having any place in reality at all - as not being founded at all in Truth.
This is a profound recognition, and one which sets the stage for the continuation of Christ healing, which is fundamentally a metaphysical process, rather than a physical process. If sickness is not a factor of reality, but an image of mortal thinking, Science and education can erase the image by erasing its mental basis through aligning consciousness with the spiritual facts of being. Jesus was an accomplished master of this process, he healed with a word, a gesture, a touch, a promise, with whatever he felt would move consciousness away from its mistaken beliefs. He didn't speak in modern scientific terms, either. He didn't speak of disease as being unfounded in Truth, or as an image of erroneous perception; he spoke in primitive terms. He referred to a sufferer as someone whom "Satan has bound." This Satan, in turn, he defined as a liar. It is almost as he spoke of today's humanity, bound to impotence by means of lies.
Whether seen under modern or ancient parameters, Christ Jesus' healing works were not designed to befuddle humanity with impressive displays of divine power, as some religions regard his healing works. They come to light, scientifically, as necessary elements of his appointed task to bear witness unto what is real. In fact, it is a basic element of every living being on this planet, to bear witness to the truth of being, to whatever extend this can be achieved.
In this context, Christian healing takes on a connotation that sets it world's apart from the medical motive for healing. Indeed, one may wonder why the great emphasis is given in Christian Science, on healing, when modern medical means exist by which healing can be accomplished. One may further wonder why Christian Science focuses so strongly on metaphysical healing, considering that almost all of Christianity has resigned itself to addressing nothing more than what is termed, sin. The answer, once again, can be found in Jesus' stated motive to bear witness unto the truth. In Christian Science, the same imperative exists. The healing element is an essential one for this same purpose. Scientific Christ healing, or metaphysical healing, must be seen in the context of a requirement for bearing witness unto the truth. If spiritual facts define reality, and sickness is not a factor therein, then, in order to bear witness unto the truth, one needs to focus on the spiritual facts and on the underlying unreality of evil, sin, sickness and death, and demonstrate these facts as Jesus did. The focus in metaphysical healing, thus, is not on restoring physical health, although this is the end result, the focus is on bearing witness unto the truth, on experiencing reality. The responsibility in this department of healing, is not towards any church structure, or a religion, or towards a God, but towards oneself. The pursuit to experience reality is always for ones own self. The pursuit of bearing witness unto the truth is an inherently practical one.
However, if there is ever to be an honest scientific quest for truth, one cannot chose according to convenience, and leave some aspects unaddressed. The quest must include the parameters that the most able pioneers have defined by their healing works. Christianity, truth, and healing, are thus scientifically interlocked. This is not to say, that it will be easy to actually live by the spiritual premise that has been discovered. The distinction between erroneous images, and patterns of divine Truth, poses not a simple challenge when the mortal images go deep and its problems are felt as totally real to the suffering senses. The complexities are enormous. Not even the great Master, Christ Jesus, had been able to step up to the challenge without an extensive preparation. The Scriptures tell us that it took him thirty years to prepare himself for the task.
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