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God has penned a list of our faults. The list God has made, however, cannot be deciphered. The mistakes are covered. The sins hidden. “He has forgiven you all your sins:  he has utterly wiped out the written evidence…and has completely annulled it by nailing it to the cross” (Colossians 2:14 Phillips).

He knew the price of those sins was death. He knew the source of those sins was you, and since he couldn’t bear the thought of eternity without you, he chose the nails.

The verdict behind the death was not decided by jealous Jews. With a flex of the biceps, Jesus could have resisted. No. Jesus himself chose the nails. He knew that the purpose of the nail was to place your sins where they could be hidden by his sacrifice—nailed to the cross, covered by his blood.

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Episode 2.88

[Note: We accidentally reference Jehovah's Witness at the beginning, but this episode covers Christian Science.]

In this episode, Michael and Zach examine Christian Science using the same framework applied in previous discussions on Mormonism and Jehovah’s Witnesses. The question is not about sincerity, charitable work, or moral intent. The question is theological: Does Christian Science fall within historic, creedal Christianity—or does it depart from it at a foundational level?

The discussion begins with the origins of the movement under Mary Baker Eddy in the late nineteenth century. Eddy’s book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures functions alongside the Bible as the interpretive authority of the movement, providing the metaphysical framework through which Scripture is understood.

From there, the episode explores the system’s central philosophical claim: reality is purely spiritual. God is defined as infinite Mind, while matter, disease, evil, and even death are ultimately illusions of mistaken perception. This metaphysical idealism reshapes every major Christian doctrine.

We examine how Christian Science redefines key theological categories—including God, Christ, sin, atonement, creation, resurrection, and salvation. Jesus is treated not as God incarnate but as the supreme “Way-shower,” demonstrating humanity’s true spiritual nature. Sin is understood as a false belief rather than a moral rupture with God, and salvation becomes an awakening to spiritual truth rather than redemption from real guilt. The resurrection is likewise interpreted spiritually rather than bodily.

Along the way, we briefly compare Christian Science with non-dual philosophical traditions found in certain strands of Hinduism and Buddhism. While the systems are not identical, they share a common rejection of material reality that sharply contrasts with historic Christianity’s affirmation of real creation, the incarnation of Christ, and the bodily resurrection.

The episode concludes that Christian Science differs from Christianity not merely in practice but in metaphysics. By redefining the nature of reality itself, the movement departs from the doctrinal framework that has historically defined the Christian faith.

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