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You may hear a Christian Scientist say this about the Bible and inspired texts:

  • Science and Health is divinely inspired.

Logical Answers to Consider:
Don't Add or Subtract - You are never to add to, change or subtract from God's Word.

Deut 4:2, Prov 30:5-6, Rev 22:17-19

Enlightening - God's Word, the Bible is enlightening.

Psalm 19:7, John 8:12-14, John 8:31-32, 2Cor 4:3-4, 2Tim 3:16-17

False Teachers - God's Word warns us of false teachers.

Matt 7:13-15, 2Cor 11:3-4, 2Thes 2:10-12, 1Tim 6:3-5, 2Pet 2:1

From God - The Bible is from God, not a creation of man.

Exod 24:12, Psalm 119:160, Psalm 138:2, Prov 30:5-6, 1Thes 2:13, 2Tim 3:16-17, 1Pet 1:23-25, 2Pet 1:20-21, 1John 5:10-13

Not of Men - God's Word is not from man.

1Thes 2:13, 2Pet 1:20-21

Powerful - The Word of God is powerful.

Psalm 19:7, John 8:31-32, 1Cor 1:18, 1Thes 2:13, 2Tim 3:16-17, Heb 4:12

Pure and True - God's Word, the Bible, is pure and true.

Psalm 12:6-7, Psalm 19:7, Psalm 119:160, Psalm 138:2, Prov 30:5-6, Matt 5:17-18, John 8:12-14, John 8:31-32, 1Thes 2:13, 2Thes 2:10-12, 1Tim 6:3-5, 1Pet 1:23-25, 1John 5:10-13

  • The Bible has over 330,000 errors; it is unreliable.

Don't Add or Subtract - You are never to add to, change or subtract from God's Word.

Deut 4:2, Prov 30:5-6, Rev 22:17-19

Enlightening - God's Word, the Bible is enlightening.

Psalm 19:7, John 8:12-14, John 8:31-32, 2Cor 4:3-4, 2Tim 3:16-17

Forever - God's Word is forever, and given to man once.

Psalm 12:6-7, Psalm 119:160, Isa 40:8, Matt 24:35-36, 1Pet 1:23-25, Jude 1:3

From God - The Bible is from God, not a creation of man.

Exod 24:12, Psalm 119:160, Psalm 138:2, Prov 30:5-6, 1Thes 2:13, 2Tim 3:16-17, 1Pet 1:23-25, 2Pet 1:20-21, 1John 5:10-13

Powerful - The Word of God is powerful.

Psalm 19:7, John 8:31-32, 1Cor 1:18, 1Thes 2:13, 2Tim 3:16-17, Heb 4:12

Protected - God has protected His Word.

Psalm 12:6-7, Psalm 138:2, 1Pet 1:23-25, Rev 22:17-19

Proud Rejected - God will reject the proud who reject His Word.

2Thes 2:10-12, 1Tim 6:3-5

Pure and True - God's Word, the Bible, is pure and true.

Psalm 12:6-7, Psalm 19:7, Psalm 119:160, Psalm 138:2, Prov 30:5-6, Matt 5:17-18, John 8:12-14, John 8:31-32, 1Thes 2:13, 2Thes 2:10-12, 1Tim 6:3-5, 1Pet 1:23-25, 1John 5:10-13

Simple - God's Word makes knowing Christ simple.

2Cor 11:3-4

You may hear a Christian Scientist say this about the Nature of God:

  • God is the Divine Principle.

Logical Answers to Consider:
God Speaks - You are never to add to, change, or subtract from God's word.

Gen 1:26, Psalm 2:7-12, Psalm 110:1, Isa 43:10-11, Isa 44:6-8, Isa 45:5-6, Isa 45:18-22, Jer 23:24

God's Mind - The Bible tells us of the mind of God.
Psalm 147:3-5, Rom 11:33-34, 1Tim 1:15-17
Jesus is God - Jesus is God in flesh and bone.

Matt 28:9, Matt 28:17-20, John 1:1-3, John 8:58, John 10:27-30, John 14:6-9, John 20:25-29, Acts 9:5-6, 1Cor 8:5-6, Col 2:9, 1Tim 3:16, 1John 2:22, 1John 5:7

Omnipresent - God directs the actions of the universe.
Psalm 139:7-8, Jer 23:24

  • The trinity is life, truth, and love.

Jesus Creator - Jesus, as God, created Heaven, Hell, the universe and everything in it.
1Cor 8:5-6, Eph 3:9, Col 1:13-17
Jesus Eternal - Jesus is eternal, preexisting the universe.
John 1:1-3, John 8:58, Eph 3:9, Col 1:13-17, 1Tim 1:15-17, Heb 13:5-8, Rev 1:11, Rev 1:17, Rev 22:11-13
Jesus is God - Jesus is the embodiment of God.
Matt 28:9, Matt 28:17-20, John 1:1-3, John 8:58, John 10:27-30, John 14:6-9, John 20:25-29, Acts 9:5-6, 1Cor 8:5-6, Col 2:9, 1Tim 3:16, 1John 2:22, 1John 5:7
Son of God - The Son of God is God.

Psalm 2:7-12, Isa 9:6, Zech 12:10, Mark 14:61-64, Heb 1:8

Spirit from God - The Holy Spirit of God is sent by God.

John 14:16-17, John 15:26

Trinity - There is a triune Godhead.

Gen 1:26, Psalm 110:1, Isa 44:6-8, Isa 45:18-22, Isa 48:16-18, Matt 28:17-20, John 1:1-3, 2Cor 13:14, Eph 3:9, Col 1:13-17, 1John 5:7

You may hear a Christian Scientist say this about the Nature of Man and life:

  • Man cannot get sick and die.

  • Disease and death are only illusions in your mind

Logical Answers to Consider:
Heal the Sick - Jesus and others could not heal the sick, if sickness is not possible..

Matt 9:35, Phil 2:27

Jesus Died - Jesus, as a man, died and it is one of history’s most attested facts.

Mark 15:44-45, John 19:30

Men Die - All men die, and no one is around today to disprove this fact.

Gen 3:17-19, Psalm 90:10, Prov 29:1, Luke 16:22-24, John 11:38-44, 1Cor 15:21-22, Heb 9:27-28, James 4:14

Messiah Dies - We were told that the Messiah would die for mankind.

Psalm 22:16-18, Isa 53:4-6, Isa 53:11-12, Dan 9:26

  • There is no such thing as sin only the belief in sin.

All Guilty - Without Jesus, everyone is guilty before God.

Rom 3:19-20, Gal 3:10-13, James 2:10

All Sin - The Bible tells us that all of us have sinned.

Ecc 7:20, Isa 53:4-6, Isa 64:6, John 8:7-9, Rom 3:10, Rom 3:23, Rom 5:12, Gal 3:22, 1John 1:7-10

Good and Evil - The Bible tells us of good and the evil of sin.

Gen 3:22, Exod 20:13-17

Jesus Paid - Jesus paid for our sins, so clearly, sin exists.

Isa 53:4-6, Isa 53:11-12, Matt 20:28, John 6:51, Rom 4:24-25, Rom 5:7-8, Rom 8:32-34, 1Cor 15:3-7, 2Cor 5:14-17, Gal 3:10-13, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:19-20, 1Tim 2:5-6, Heb 9:14-15, Heb 9:27-28, Heb 10:10-12, Heb 10:16-19, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1Pet 3:18-20, 1John 1:7-10, 1John 2:1-2, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 4:9-10

List of Sin - The Bible gives us a list of sins to judge ourselves.

Exod 20:13-17, 1Cor 6:9-11, 1Tim 1:9-10

Sin Declared - God declares sin exists and what it is.

Prov 14:9, Rom 7:7, 1John 3:2-5

  • Matter does not exist.

God created all matter and all these, like the heavens can be clearly seen.

Gen 1:1, Psalm 19:1, Psalm 102-25-26, Rom 1:19-21, John 1:3

You may hear a Christian Scientist say this about Jesus:

  • Jesus never died.

  • Jesus’s death for sin was a man-made theory.

Logical Answers to Consider:
Jesus Died - Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead three days later.

Mark 15:44-45, John 19:30

Jesus Paid - Jesus died on the cross and paid for your sins, and the sins of the world.

Isa 53:4-6, Isa 53:11-12, Matt 20:28, John 6:51, Rom 4:24-25, Rom 5:7-8, Rom 8:32-34, 1Cor 15:3-7, 2Cor 5:14-17, Gal 3:10-13, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:19-20, 1Tim 2:5-6, Heb 9:14-15, Heb 9:27-28, Heb 10:10-12, Heb 10:16-19, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1Pet 3:18-20, 1John 1:7-10, 1John 2:1-2, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 4:9-10

Jesus Rose - Jesus rose from the dead, never to die again.

Luke 24:40-43, Luke 24:46-51, John 20:25-29, Acts 4:33, 1Cor 15:3-7, 1Cor 15:16-19

  • Jesus was human and Christ is the Divine Idea; they are not the same person.

Christ is Son - Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead three days later.

Mark 14:61-64, John 11:25-27, John 20:30-31,  Acts 8:36-37, 1John 2:22

Jesus Eternal - Jesus is eternal, preexisting the universe.

John 1:1-3, John 8:58, Eph 3:9, Col 1:13-17, 1Tim 1:15-17, Heb 13:5-8, Rev 1:11, Rev 1:17, Rev 22:11-13

Jesus is God - Jesus is the embodiment of God.

Matt 28:9, Matt 28:17-20, John 1:1-3, John 8:58, John 10:27-30, John 14:6-9, John 20:25-29, Acts 9:5-6, 1Cor 8:5-6, Col 2:9, 1Tim 3:16, 1John 2:22, 1John 5:7

Jesus' Title - Jesus is the Christ

Acts 16:30-31, Rom 5:1, Rom 8:11, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:26, 1Tim 2:5-6, 2Tim 1:7-9, Heb 13:5-8

Son is God - The Son of God is God.

Psalm 2:7-12, Isa 9:6, Zech 12:10, Mark 14:61-64, Heb 1:8

You may hear a Christian Scientist say this about Heaven and Hell:

  • There is no hell, nor an eternal punishment.

Logical Answers to Consider:
Abiding Wrath - We all have done enough to have God’s wrath abiding on us.

Psalm 11:6, Luke 16:22-24, John 3:36, Rom 2:2-5

Punishment - Hell is part of God’s punishment for the wicked and evil of this world.

Deut 32:22-24, Psalm 11:6, Isa 33:14, Isa 34:10, Isa 57:20-21, Matt 10:28, Matt 25:41, Matt 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Luke 16:22-24, John 15:6, Rom 2:2-5, 2Pet 2:5-6, 2Pet 2:9, Rev 14:11, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8