EPISODE · Sep 12, 2022 · 18 MIN

Unity Principle #2: You Are God

from Back to the Garden · host rev. tomas de león

Unity has Five Basic Principles that summarize our entire philosophy, our theology. In her book about the Five Principles, Rev. Ellen Debenport writes: "As well as offering tools for daily living, The Five Principles suggest answers to the great questions of existence that humans have been asking since the dawn of conscious awareness." The Five Principles are: #1: God is absolute good, everywhere present. #2: Human beings are created in the image of God and our very essence is divine; therefore, we are inherently good. #3: Human beings create our life experiences through our thoughts and our beliefs. #4: Through affirmative prayer and meditation, we align with God (Source) and bring out the good in our lives. #5: I do and give my best by living the truth I know. I make a difference. If we were to express these in a concise manner, they might be something like this: GOD IS, I AM, I think (create), I pray (align), I act! Based on these principles, Unity's view of God, man and our "relationship" is quite different from that of traditional Christianity. In particular, the concept behind second principle. Of this idea Ralph Waldon Emerson wrote: the greatest revelation is that God is in every man. In this episode, we examine principle #2: Human beings are created in the image of God and our very essence is divine; therefore, we are inherently good.