Present Leadership:

Connie Fillmore Bazzy, President

Charles R. Fillmore, Chairman of the Board

Unity

Orthodox Christianity

God

·        “God is not a being or person having life, intelligence, love, power.”
Lessons in Truth, p.6

·        Spirit … mind … intelligence … principle

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit have personal attributes:

·        They speak (Exodus 24:12, Acts 13:2)

·        … they reason (Isaiah 1:18)

·         … they feel compassion (Luke 13:34,
John 3:16-18)

Jesus Christ

·        Jesus is the man, Christ is the divine consciousness

·         “the superconscious mind, Christ-conscious, or spiritual-consciousness ….”
Metaphysical Bible Dictionary, p. 155

·        Attained immortality through reincarnation
Unity Statement of Faith,
Article 22

·         Jesus was not possessed of a Christ consciousness. He was and is the Christ
Matthew 1:18, Luke 2:11

·        Jesus Christ is the Eternal Word of God
John 1:1

·        … who took on the form of man
John 1:14, Philippians 2:6, 7

·        He is the God man, two natures in one being, “… Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever.”
Hebrews 13:8

Sin

·        “A short definition of sin is ignorance.”
Charles Fillmore

·        “There is no sin, sickness or death.”
What Practical Christianity Stands For, p. 3

·        Sin is the transgression of the law of God
1st John 3:4

·        All unrighteousness is sin
1st John 5:17

Unity

Orthodox Christianity

Christ’s atonement

“The atonement is the unity of man with God the Father, in Christ … the at-one-ment or agreement or reconciliation of man’s mind with divine Mind through the superconsciousness of Christ Mind.”
Charles Fillmore

·        The fulfillment of the Old Testament sacrifice of the lamb for the sins of the people
Exodus 12:5-14

·        … Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God
John 1:29

·        … made atonement for all sin forever upon the cross of Calvary
Hebrews 1:3

·        “Without the shedding of blood there is no remission”
Hebrews 9:20

Salvation

“By continually unifying ourselves with the Highest by our thoughts and words, we too shall become sons of God ….”
Metaphysical Bible Dictionary, p. 150

“… as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name …”
John 1:12

Bible

“… the Bible is one of many sacred books, all of which are
to be treated with reverence as ‘records of men … communing with … God.’”
Unity School of Christianity, p. 13

The Bible is the Word of God, not just a record of his dealings with mankind.

·        “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”
2 Timothy 3:16, 17

·        “Sanctify them through thy truth, thy word is truth.”
John 17:17