What do Christian Scientists believe? Today were going to continue looking at the theology of Christian Science. As we look at their theology we will review a few topics as well as expound on others.
The Bible has been corrupted.
Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures has this to say about the Bible: "The manifest mistakes in the ancient versions; the 30,000 different readings in the Old Testament and the 300,000 in the New – these facts show how a mortal and material sense stole into the divine record, darkening, to some extent, the inspired pages with its own hue" S&H 33. This is a typical tactic of the cults. First they claim the Bible has been corrupted and then they claim their prophet has the correct interpretation. How do we know who is right?
Is the Bible corrupted?
No! The Bible claims in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (17) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.â€
The Bible was written by some 40 different authors over a span of two thousand years, across many different countries and has no contradictions. For more information, check out Norman Giesler's book, When Critics Ask. We have tens of thousands of manuscripts, and yet no major doctrine is in question. We have a vast amount of early translations from the surrounding nations of Israel, and they back up everything our manuscripts contain. It is also said that we can reconstruct the entire New Testament from early church writings and letters, alone. |
