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How does Christian Science view the authority of the Bible?

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The Mother Church at the Christian Science Center in Boston stands beside a large reflecting pool, with its domed roof and ornate facade visible under a partly cloudy sky. — Christian Science The Mother Church and reflecting pool, Christian Science Center, Boston.

Christian Science accepts the authority of the Bible, regarding it as a sufficient guide to eternal Life. However, the denomination does not hold to the doctrine of biblical inerrancy.12

In the church's foundational tenets, adherents take the inspired Word of the Bible as their primary guide. To facilitate study, the church uses a "Bible lesson-sermon" composed of passages from both the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Eddy designated this combination as the church's dual "pastor," emphasizing that her textbook does not stand alone but serves to open the way to the truth of biblical revelation.21