What Is Unity

Charles Fillmore: "Unity is alink in the great educational movement inaugurated by Jesus Christ. Our objective is to discern the truth in Christianity and prove it. The Truth is not new, neither do we claim revelations or discovery of new religious principles. Our purpose is to help and teach mankind to use and prove the eternal Truth taught by the Master."

If Unity has one cardinal teaching, it is that the true spirit of God, to which we all should turn and listen, is within us. The way to God is not through a channel or any other intermediary. You must make the quest for yourself.

• Unity denies the existence of any power or presence other than God the good, omnipotent. It acknowledges the appearance of evil and suffering in the worl but ascribes these to one's ignorance and erroneous use of God's laws of life.
• Unity seeks to relate religion to daily needs, affirming that for every need there is God's perfect answer.
• Unity interprets the Bible metaphysically -- it implies the reading of the Bible for its allegorical of underlying meaning. The Bible is a set of directions that guides us in our quest ot find the Christ within.
• Unity proclaims the divinity of Jesus and assures us that we are also children of God and divine in nature. Jesus is our way shower and elder brother.
• Unity explains the mind as our connecting link with Divine Mind and shows us how the action of our mind affects our body and circumstances.
• Prayer is not seen as a technique for changing God, but for expanding and transforming our own minds and thus changing us.
• Unity believes that there are many roads to God. Different religious may be set apart by a variance of beliefs and approaches, but they are all seeking the one God as the hub of all life.
• Unity sees worship as serving God by uplifiting and glorifying God's spirit in people, in positive, joyous ways. It seeks not to emphasize one's sins of the past, but instead gives attention to the good that exists in everyone and what can be done now to transform one's life. We must live fully in the present.
• Unity does not impose any financial burdens or pressures on its adherents. It believes the desire for giving should be initiated from within the giver.
• In summation, Unity emphasizes the divine potential within every child of God and teaches that through a practical understanding and application of what Jesus taught, every person can realize and express their divine potential for a happier, fuller and more successful life.

Also see "12 Powers of Man" and Five Core Principles: for Adults
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