Why are you a Christian Scientist? – First Church of Christ, Scientist, Denton, TX https://christiansciencedenton.com You will find answers here! Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:23:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 165111101 Christian Science Helped Me Discover Who I am! https://christiansciencedenton.com/2020/04/19/christian-science-helped-me-discover-who-i-am/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christian-science-helped-me-discover-who-i-am Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:23:10 +0000 https://christiansciencedenton.com/?p=449 Probably the most significant healing I have experienced since coming to Christian Science is discovering who I am!  Living in American society and being a person of color, there was always the feeling of being the other!  Reading and watching media during my years of growth and understanding, there was always the illusion put forth that people of color were not as smart, capable and had a place that was not equal to the rest of society!  Although there was a feeling of welcome in many situations where I would be the only person of color, there was still an internal sense of unease – a sense of being judged and not totally respected or accepted for the knowledge and experiences I brought to the table!  The biases that are prevalent within our society also made me keep people at arms distance while in those situations!  Through my study of Christian Science, I have learned that I am made in the image and likeness of God, divine Mind.  I gained an understating that we are all the children of God,  I have overcome that sense of being an outsider!  Today there is an ease of living, seeing all from a spiritual sense and not material! The limiting thought that was my past, no longer exists!

 

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]]> 449 Why are You a Christian Scientist? What keeps You sticking with It? https://christiansciencedenton.com/2020/03/14/why-are-you-a-christian-scientist-what-keeps-you-sticking-with-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-are-you-a-christian-scientist-what-keeps-you-sticking-with-it Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:00:30 +0000 https://christiansciencedenton.com/?p=383 1. Manifestation of love and intelligent mind in all living things.
2. No central authority to dictate a person’s thoughts or beliefs; a religion which functions through its members and not its organization.
3. Belief that all people are capable of reaching a higher standard of existence. The egalitarian essence of this practice makes Christian Science more reliant on interpretation than instruction, making me more open-minded.
4. Belief in God as a figure of love, and not as a figure of fear.
5. Prayer as a means to better understand self instead of asking God to make things become better. Acknowledges the inherent goodness in all things.

– Mitchell McMullen

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