Message from the Board of Directors
The Executive Board and each member of Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist in Jacksonville, Florida are always very happy to greet guests. Upon entering our church, the first thing you will likely see is a plaque reading “God is love” (1 John 4:8). I John 4:7 states, “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.” The heart of Christian Science is Love. As the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by the founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, says on page 454, “Love for God and man is the true incentive in both healing and teaching.” And from The Christian Science Hymnal, Hymn 269 declares “Our God is love, unchanging love, and can we ask for more?”
Christian Science is a Christian religion. The first tenet of our church states “as adherents of Truth we take the inspired word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal life.” Our second tenet states that “We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God’s image and likeness.” Like everyone, our church members face challenges with relationships, employment, health, and other global issues. Students of Christian Scientists generally address such issues through prayer. Those who practice Christian Science are free to make their own choices in each situation. At our Wednesday evening testimony meeting, members of the congregation share testimonies of healing and of the demonstration of the power of God in their lives. We strive each day to draw closer to our Father-Mother God as we “love our neighbors as ourselves.”
Finally, Isaiah 40:31 says, “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” We invite you to visit our church, enroll your children in our Sunday school, and visit our reading room where all are welcome!
Christian Science is a Christian religion. The first tenet of our church states “as adherents of Truth we take the inspired word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal life.” Our second tenet states that “We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God’s image and likeness.” Like everyone, our church members face challenges with relationships, employment, health, and other global issues. Students of Christian Scientists generally address such issues through prayer. Those who practice Christian Science are free to make their own choices in each situation. At our Wednesday evening testimony meeting, members of the congregation share testimonies of healing and of the demonstration of the power of God in their lives. We strive each day to draw closer to our Father-Mother God as we “love our neighbors as ourselves.”
Finally, Isaiah 40:31 says, “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” We invite you to visit our church, enroll your children in our Sunday school, and visit our reading room where all are welcome!