Unity is a Positive, Practical, Progressive Approach to Christianity Based on the Teachings of Jesus and the Power of Prayer.
Unity offers practical spiritual teachings that empower abundant and meaningful living. Unity honors the universal truths in all religions and respects each individual’s right to choose a spiritual path.
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God
God is Spirit, the loving Source of all that is. God is the one power, all good, all wisdom, everywhere present. God is divine energy, continually creating, expressing, and sustaining all creation. In God, we live and move and have our being.
In Unity, some other ways we refer to God include Life, Light, Love, Substance, Principle, Law, and Universal Mind.
Jesus
We believe that Jesus expressed his divine potential and sought to show humankind how to express ours as well. We see Jesus as a master teacher of universal truths and our Way Shower. In Unity, we use the term Christ to mean the divinity in humankind. Jesus is the great example of the Christ in expression.
The Nature of Humankind
We are each eternal, individual expressions of God. Our essential nature is divine and, therefore, inherently good. Our purpose is to express our divine potential as realized and demonstrated by Jesus and other master teachers. The more we awaken to our divine nature, the more fully God expresses in and through our lives.
The Bible
Unity co-founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore studied the Bible as history and allegory and interpreted it as a metaphysical representation of humankind’s evolutionary journey toward spiritual awakening. In addition, Unity recognizes that the Bible is a complex collection of writings compiled over many centuries. We honor these writings as reflecting the understanding and inspiration of the writers at the time they were written. The Bible continues to be a valuable spiritual resource for us.
Our Teachings
Unity teaches that each person is a unique expression of God, created with sacred worth. Living from that awareness transforms our lives and the world.
Unity emphasizes the creative power of thought in our life experiences. We refer to this as the Law of Mind Action. When we take personal responsibility to choose life-affirming thoughts, words, and actions, we experience a more fulfilling and abundant life.
Unity emphasizes the importance of applying spiritual principles in our daily lives.
Unity teachings continue to evolve as we identify, embrace, and apply spiritual insights and the spiritual implications of discoveries.
Prayer and Meditation
Affirmative prayer is the highest form of creative thought. It includes releasing counterproductive, negative beliefs and holding statements of spiritual truth in mind. Through meditation, we experience the presence of God. As a result, prayer and meditation heighten our awareness and transform our lives.