The Fundamentals - Torrey - LXXVI - Chapter 11 (Eddyism, commonly called "Christian Science")

Required reading
The Fundamentals edited by R. A. Torrey (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Chapter 11 (Eddyism, commonly called "Christian Science").

My summary
As we continue to work thought the cults, today Wilson teaches us about Christian Science.

We learn the fundamentals of Christian Science teaching on:
(i) God;
(ii) prayer;
(iii) sin and atonement;
(iv) the Lord's supper;
(v) resurrection;
(vi) healing.

What grabbed me
It is always important to note whether a worldview is inconsistent when put into practice: 'Eddyism, therefore, denies evident facts, and claims for facts what universal experience proves to be false. Its advocates themselves give the lie to their creed every day of their lives by treating their bodies as if they were real. They eat and drink, and with the change of seasons they change the weight of their apparel. Mrs. Eddy declares that "Man has a sensationless body" (p. 280, "Science and Health"). But yet "one should not tarry in the storm if the body is freezing" (p. 329, "Science and Health"). Why not? If the body is "sensationless," it will not be affected in the least by the degrees of Fahrenheit, either up or down. Anyway, Mrs. Eddy insists that there is neither heat nor cold. "Heat and cold are products of mind."'

If you can't live what you believe, then something is wrong.

Next week's reading
Read Chapter 12 (Modern spiritualism).

Now it's your turn
Please post your own notes and thoughts in the comments section below.