History of New Thought and Unity

Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity have several similarities but the execution of the similarities are not completely aligned with each other. Both Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity believe in one God, they both pray, they believe they are God‘s creation, they both believe in the afterlife, and that God lives in humanity.

Both traditional Christianity and unity Christianity may believe in one God, but they see God differently. Traditional Christianity believes that God is not only a loving and caretaking God, but also punishes humanity for their poor choices or sins. Unity Christianity believes that God is only good and loving, never punishing. Unity believes that poor choices from the ever changing error mind may result in undesirable consequences but God never punishes. They believe that “God is Love”, JN 4:8.

Another commonality between Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity is that both pray. Prayer is considered important and highly valuable to both. However, there are many differences in techniques. Traditional Christians pray with requests to God, sometimes pleading, for a desired outcome. They believe their prayers may or may not be answered, depending on God‘s will to grant their requests. Unity Christians, pray in many different modalities: positive thoughts and words affirming a desired outcome, affirmations, meditation, visualization, vision, boards, and simple statements of gratitude for their desires. Unity Christianity believes God meets them at the point of their prayers, that it is God‘s delight to meet their heart’s desires, and in fact, desire is God knocking at their hearts door.

Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity both believe we are God‘s creation, but have different ideas about how that happens. Traditional Christianity thinks that God created Adam from dust and Eve from Adam‘s rib in God‘s image. Unity believes every person is an individualization of God, an expression of God, and idea of God, and is part of God.

Both traditional and Unity Christianity believe in the afterlife. However, Traditional Christianity believes souls go to  places called heaven and hell, depending if you have been a good Christian or a bad Christian. Unity believes all souls return to the Source that all are reunited with God’s energy. They believe that the wave that has always been the ocean, returns to the ocean once again.

Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity both believe that God lives within us but they don’t agree on the details. Traditional Christianity believes that after a person accepts Jesus as their personal savior, the Holy Spirit comes to live in them. They believe the Trinity of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are different entities, but are all forms of God. The Holy Spirit, a form of God, dwells within a “saved“ person counseling and comforting them. Unity Christianity believes that God lives within everyone and everything on earth. God is All. Since we are part of God, an expression of God, an idea in Divine Mind, God is always with us, providing guidance and love.

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Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity have several similarities, but the similarities are not completely aligned with each other. Both Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity believe in one God, they both pray, they believe they are God‘s creation, they both believe in the afterlife, and that God lives in humanity.

Both traditional Christianity and unity Christianity may believe in one God, but they see God differently. Traditional Christianity believes that God is not only a loving and caretaking God, but also punishes humanity for their poor choices or sins. Unity Christianity believes that God is only good and loving, never punishing. Unity believes that poor choices from the ever changing error mind may result in undesirable consequences but God never punishes. They believe that “God is Love”, JN 4:8.

Another commonality between Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity is that both pray. Prayer is considered important and highly valuable to both. However, there are many differences in techniques. Traditional Christians pray with requests to God, sometimes pleading, for a desired outcome. They believe their prayers may or may not be answered, depending on God‘s will to grant their requests. Unity Christians pray in many different modalities: positive thoughts and words affirming a desired outcome, affirmations, meditation, visualization, vision, boards, and simple statements of gratitude for their desires. Unity Christianity believes God meets them at the point of their prayers, that it is God‘s delight to meet their heart’s desires, and in fact, desire is God knocking at their hearts door.

Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity both believe we are God‘s creation, but have different ideas about how that happens. Traditional Christianity thinks that God created Adam from dust and Eve from Adam‘s rib in God‘s image. Unity believes every person is an individualization of God, an expression of God, and idea of God, and is part of God.

Both traditional and Unity Christianity believe in the afterlife. However, Traditional Christianity believes souls go to  places called heaven and hell, depending if you have been a good Christian or a bad Christian. Unity believes all souls return to the Source that all are reunited with God’s energy. They believe that the wave that has always been the ocean, returns to the ocean once again.

Traditional Christianity and Unity Christianity both believe that God lives within us but they don’t agree on the details. Traditional Christianity believes that after a person accepts Jesus as their personal savior, the Holy Spirit comes to live in them. They believe the Trinity of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are different entities, but are all forms of God. The Holy Spirit, a form of God, dwells within a “saved“ person counseling and comforting them. Unity Christianity believes that God lives within everyone and everything on earth. God is All. Since we are part of God, an expression of God, an idea in Divine Mind, God is always with us, providing guidance and love.