UNITY IS CHRISTIAN
Unity's founder, Charles Fillmore, once wrote that Unity was a return to "first century Christianity." In the
time of the first disciples, Christianity was far less concerned with. its theology than with its results in the
lives of Christians. It was open-minded about beliefs, but definite about the power of prayer.
Christianity is the religion based on the teachings and the teaching spirit of Jesus Christ. These teachings are
found in the words of Jesus In the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But what of the spirit of Jesus
Christ? May Rowland, director of Silent Unity for nearly fifty years, once told an interviewer, "Charles felt that
Jesus was his friend. There were times that I almost felt like looking around the room to see if Jesus was there.
Charles would often say, 'I am a walking disciple of Jesus Christ,' and sometimes he'd sign his letters, with his
name, and, then add 'Representative-of-Christ-At-Large."
What is the Christ? The Christ, as defined in John 1, is more than could only be embodied in Jesus or anyone
person. It is the universal spirit of creation that indwells all, the life force that is manifested in Jesus and
the essence of all creation.
Unity's teachings are positive, practical and Christian. Through them, Unity students unfold their expression of
the same Christ spirit of which it was written, "Let that mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus," and "Christ in
you, your hope of glory."
Copyright Rev. Gregory Barrettte 1993
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