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Medicine was in vogue before Christ came. But we Christian Scientists know that Christ ushered in a new dispensation.

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Christ ushered in a new dispensation, but not of medicine. He did not come to establish a medical clinic. He came to call sinners to repentance, that they might secure forgiveness for their past sins, overcome their moral faults, and serve Him in a life of virtue.

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