Basic Principles of Unity

Unity is a way of life; a way of approaching and living life. It is an attitude more than a dogmatic religion. It is positive-thinking practical Christianity.

As Christians, we hold that Jesus Christ is "...the way, the truth, and the life," yet we know that God, as Infinite Love and All Good, loves all people regardless of the many and varied paths they may take to Him/Her. Therefore we are inclusive of all.

Yet, Unity has some Basic Teachings that give us foundation:

• There is only One Presence and One Power in the Universe, God, the good omnipotent. God is "ALL", more than we can humanly imagine.

• Made in God's image and likeness, man is Divine. God is individual in every person as the Christ. "Christ in you, the hope of glory". [Col 1:27] This divinity is fully demonstrated in Jesus the Christ.

• Our minds are our field of operation. Thoughts are powerful and creative. The "Law of Mind Action" is: "Thoughts held in mind produce after their kind", or "Whatever you give your attention to prospers", or "You create your reality through your beliefs".

• The tools we use to access the divinity within us are denials and affirmationss, prayer and meditation.
  
  
  • Denials and affirmations affect man's mind (not God's) and therefore our thoughts and beliefs. They provide the "transference of power from error belief to the faith in the Truth..."

  • Prayer should be an acknowledgement and affirmation about the Truth of God and our relationship to Him/Her. Prayer and Meditation are ways to open ourselves to insight, intuition, and conscious awareness of the greater reality. Forgiveness and love are our primary purpose and primary functions. Every thought, word and action can move us toward the divine perfection that is God's will for us.
    

• In order to realize these truth principles, we must put them into practice. Unity is "practical spiritualism".