Questions about Christian Science?
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yes it's true.  My Uncle's Mother in law died from a curable disease, because her religion forbade her from using medicine or doctors.  Christian Scientists believe that if you are supposed to be healed, he will heal you directly, rather than using someone elses talent and knowledge to heal you.\n\nTo Christian Scientists:  Why do you think God gave the doctors the ability to do what they do?  Maybe you have heard this anecdote, and it describes the Christian Scientist perfectly:\n\nA man lived in a house on a flood plain.  When spring came, and rain fell, the water began to rise, a police officer came to his house urged him to come with him, because the water would rise to a dangerous level.  The man said "Don't worry, God will save me if he loves me."  and the officer left.  Pretty soon, the water was to roof level on the man's house.  A rescue boat came by and tried to rescue the man from his roof.  The man said "Leave me alone! If God wants me to live, he'll save me!"  So the boat reluctantly trolled away.  Not long after, the water was well over the level of the roof, and the man was desparately treading water.  A rescue helicopter above lowered a rescue diver.  The man said to the diver "Go on without me, if God wants me to live, he'll save me."  Reluctantly, the diver returned to the helicopter.  It wasn't long after this, the man drowned.  When he got to heaven, he asked God "why didn't you save me?  I waited, and I waited."  God looked at him in disbelief and said, "What?! Why didn't you go with that officer I sent, or that rescue boat, or that helicopter?\n\nThe moral here?  God puts us all on earth with talent to use in order to better serve him.  Doctors and scientists find cures for diseases and sickness by using their God-given talents, so using cures and treatments is acknowledging God's vast wisdom and how he gave these talents to doctors and scientists.
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Just don't sweat it, if God wanted you to understand God, you would! God has given us so much to learn about and so much to wonder about, if understanding God was important we would.\n\nTreseuropean,\n\nScience has never proven a thing, that is the nature of the scientific method it is not flawed.
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A Christian Scientist is one who attends the Church of Jesus Christ Scientist (not to be confused with Scientology).\n\nThe biggest difference between Christian Scientists and other christian churches is that Christian Scientists do not believe in accepting any kind of medical treatment.  They believe that they will be healed through prayer rather than by Doctors and medicines.\n\nIt's a curious stance considering some New Testament scriptures.  For example, Jesus said, "a healthy man does not need a physician, but a sick man does".  Also, Luke, for whom the book of Luke is named, was a physician, and there is no mention of his occupation being in conflict with his worship.\n\nIn fact, the Bible is unusually quiet on the topic of whether or not it is appropriate to seek medical attention.  You could make a good case that Christians should put their faith in God rather than men, which would be in accordance with the scriptures, but you could also make a case that to cherish God's gift of life would require that you use whatever means available to stay healthy.
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Dear Victoria:\n\nYes, some of our Churches are Trinity based, and some Jesus based.  The difficulty arises from Creation.  \n\nGod Created in His Own Likeness - for He knew only Himself.\nHe is Spirit-Mind. We are part OF Him , but not Him.  We, in our Ultimate Reality live within the folds of His Spirit essence which fills all space and dimension.\n\nIn non-denominational teachings I have learned that at the point of Separation, God Created the Holy Spirit, Who has never taken physical form.  In His purity, He is Created as we were and like US - as we were before we arose in physical form on Earth.\nHis "duties" are to be our Conscience, (intuition) our Guide and our Comforter.  \n\nJesus is a brother and was Created as we have been.  As one of us, he answered the Call that the Holy Spirit put out through the entire Kingdom - for the one that would teach the Father's Nature for the Remembrance of our Identity.  And, the one who would demonstrate the Reality of Soul/Spirit and our Eternal-ness.  His "duty" was to Teach and  jog our memories of the Father, and reflect His Nature.\n\nAll three are Created Beings as ourselves - with certain functions to perform while we are in Separation.  They guarantee our ability to Return to the Creator and end the Separation.\n\nWhether the Bible says it, or not, the Reality of our Selves is that we are OF God, but not Him.  Since some doctrines espouse that God incarnated as Jesus, and the Holy Spirit is God's actual Spirit, it is a matter of splitting hairs.  Since we are part OF Him and made in His Image there is something of us that is as pure and holy as He Himself.  Our souls or spirit-minds.  Those souls are connected to the Creator at all times - still in constant communion with Him and filled with His all Knowledge.  The human Intellect blocks our awareness of this.  The Great Separation has caused denial of this Knowledge through the Intellect  - which always wants proof.  Yet, Science can never make God a mathematical formula.  Unseen, He is not locate-able nor touchable.  Science comes up against Him, but cannot display Him ! Since we are as close to Him (He fills all space and dimension as Spirit essence) as to our own breath, you can see how some doctrines decided Jesus and the Holy Spirit are the same as Him.  In a manner of speaking, we are also!  \n\nI believe as you - as I described above, but since I see how much a part of God we are and that the connection as One always exists (for He Created us to be One with Him), I feel tolerant toward those who have taken it one step further and declared the three are One !  Well, yes. . .yet no ! \n\nWe can overlook, in peace, the hair splitting, and just know within ourselves that Jesus is one of US and the Holy Spirit was a specially Created Being for the purpose of Guidance during the Separation.  Hope this has helped !!\n\nBest regards, Lana
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The theory of gravity is a pretty good theory, but it doesn't answer any of those questions either.  \n\nThe theory of evolution doesn't concern any of those questions either except #9 which is flawed.\n\nAs I see it there is no conflict between the theory of evolution and christian beliefs. God created man...through evolution.  I don't take everything in the bible literally, like the garden of eden story.  That story is not meant to be taken literally.  It is a story to explain something that people couldn't explain at the time Genesis was written.
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I was raised in a Christian home.  My mom played (and still plays) the piano for church, and my dad was sometimes an interim pastor.  He was at the church we attended in South Carolina, when we were between pastors.\nWhen I was 13, I fell away from the faith, because of my bitterness regarding my father's death three years prior, and all of the other people I had lost.\nFor twelve years, I wandered in darkness, even ignoring the fact that God actually spoke to me.\nAbout three weeks ago, I recommitted my life to Christ completely.  I researched the faith, including the history of the church, and the scientific, historic, and archaelogical evidence that supports the Bible.\nSurprisingly, it isn't the research that necessarily led me to God, although it did strengthen my faith.  What REALLY led me to God was the Holy Spirit...there is nothing like the feeling of the Holy Spirit filling you.\n\nThank you for your question, and for giving me the chance to share!
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In Europe we get to learn science in school. :) Even European Christians don't have a problem with that, they are open to knowledge from more sources than the Bible, but then again they are not fundamentalists like so many American Christians.
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If you asked the same question of a Christian he would still have to refer you the the New Testament to read about the teachings of Jesus for yourself to find out about Christianity.\nI have said many times what the basic belief is on this forum but I will say it again:\nScientology belives than each man is his own immortal soul.That he does not Have a soul but IS a soul.\n\nJust out of curiosity how many Scientologists have you actually asked?
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Hmmm... I am a Christian, but I never really thought about this, you got me thinking and I'm looking forward to getting the answer.
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>>>>Is Creationism really science?\n\nNo. Science requires that a theory be potentially able to be proved wrong by readily collected data. Nobody can provide a list of observations that would falsify creationism. Therefore creationism fails the basic test for being science.\n\n>>>> Is it totally based upon relegious beliefs from the >>>> Bible....\n\nNo, it is mostly based on tradition and superstition. The majority of people who base their religious beliefs on the Bible are not Young Earth Creationists.\n\n>>>>>what is the basis of Evolution?\n\nObservational evidence and repeatable experiments. Over a hundred years of observational evidence and repeatable experiments.\n\n\n>>>Does it have a basis beyond observation?\n\nNot really, unless you want to consider the observation of experimental results "Beyond observation". All science is based on observation of evidence.\n\n>>>> By definition can science, or scientific investigation,\n>>>> include observations beyond the five senses?\n\nOf course it can. Science routinely investigates things like  ultraviolet light or the population dynamics of bacteria or the interactions of subatomic particles. None of those things can be observed with any of the five senses.\n\nScience has no problem with accepting observations beyond the five senses.\n\nThe only requirement is that either the observations be replicable or the conclusions be falsifiable. If disinterested observes can repeat your observations you can use the observations of a Native American spirit guide and still be engaged in top level science.
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Awesome! You are asking the right questions. It all starts with the questions - if you believe blindly, you will not get very far.  Christ is one of many thousands of ways to God. Did you ever wonder why there is evil in this world if God is all powerful and all-loving?  How come that "god" of Old testament is so different (immature, insecure, cruel) from God that Jesus talks about?  How come that Adam fell asleep in the paradise and never woke up?  Why there are two creation stories in Genesis? Did you notice that Jehova lied to Adam and Eve and the snake told them the truth concerning the fruit of the tree of knowledge?\n\nIf you search, you will find the REAL good news that Jesus taught:\nThere is no hell, there is no sin (just errors that can be corrected), ALL people will be saved, all of us can perform miracles like Jesus did... And God is all love and forgiveness.  Check out mystics in all religions: Sufis in Islam, Zen Buddhists, Kaballah in Judaism, Gnostics in Christianity (highly recommend A Course in Miracles!) \nhttp://acim-search.miraclevision.com/std-second-edition-and-supps/index.html\nand movies like Matrix.  Don't forget about quantum physics - movie "What the bleep do we know?" is a good starter.\nkeep asking these questions!\n\nSlawek
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:}\nscience does agree with God every time they figure it out.  takes a while sometimes but they often get there
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Check out Gregg Braden.  He has, in my opinion, successfully merged Science and Religion stating that both are necessary.  No, he does not have all the answers, I don't think anyone does.  But I do feel he is definitely on the right track.
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Interesting.  The Lord has put many in my life. Right now, I have a group of late teens, early twenties... I am preparing them for college,  by training them in Christian apologetics. This will help them defend their faith against the worldliness of college. My ex-wife... without her I may not have gotten to know the Lord and not be doing what I am doing now.  I had a wonderful class a few years ago and was able to teach science from a Christian perspective. One of the students, Sarah died last week. I believe she is in Heaven. This is rough when you see this happen to a 16 year old. But I hope I was able to make some difference in her and her families life.
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As I said in a similar answer, I am thrilled with these kind of reports.  Science will soon put an end to the "miracles" of Jesus.  Eventually it will prove my belief that Jesus was a man and nothing more.  I do hope and expect that CBS and the NY Times will continue with the illuminating news pieces like they have  over the last few days.  Christians certainly have something to think about now, especially those Christians who are pro-science at the expense of their "faith." Sometimes science and faith simply do not agree despite the best efforts of some to twist words and theories to show they do.
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I think most people who believe in Christianity also understand that science has a part in the process as well. Thus, while God may have created the Earth and all, there is still a process of evolution that occurs.
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First, you need to define evolution.  You're talking about micro evolution which has no problems with Christianity.  When you start getting into macro, stellar, cosmic and chemical evolution, we've got problems.\n\nIf the ebola virus evolved, it evolved from another virus.  That is micro evolution.  Macro evolution says that that process is evidence that a virus can turn into a dog over time.  This is where you're getting into religious faith and not science.  \n\nThere are hundereds of different breeds of dogs to include wolves and foxes, etc.  Micro evolution says that all those breeds of dogs came from a common ancestor...a dog.  Again, no problem with Christianity.\nMacro evolution will say that the dogs, cats, birds, snakes, plants, blah, blah, all came from a common ancestor.  That's ludicrous and severely contradicts the bible.\n\nNow, as far as your question about before the fall of man...\nGod told Adam that if they ate of the fruit, they would die.  We know that they didn't drop dead on the spot, so what did He mean?  He meant that they would change world events to bring death into the world.\n\nThe world event that possibly changed all of this was the flood.  When man knowingly was sinful (because of Adam), God had to destroy the world (death from the sin of Adam).  Before the flood, the earth had much different living conditions than we do today.  There was the protective canopy of water around the earth that made it paradise.  It increased the oxygen and air pressure to double, it blocked UV rays and had many other benefits.  This is how people were able to live to be 900 years old.\nIt's possible that viruses and other diseases started forming after that protective canopy was gone.  Add in man's industrial chemicals and we've got a recipe for disaster.\nThere was research done with poisonous snakes.  They put the snakes in a hyperbaric chamber and pumped the air pressure to double.  The snakes came out non-poisonous.  How was the world before the flood?  We can't know for sure, but some amazing scientific research has been done on this topic.\n\nAnother possibility is that many viruses were always there, but was just recently released because we went into the rain forest and started cutting down trees.  If it was locked in its environment before and we released it, then it didn't evolve, it was discovered.\n\nYou should check out www.drdino.com and download the seminar titled "The garden of Eden".  It will explain these things in much greater detail.