belief?
There is only one God, and Jesus was a highly inspired man whose beliefs are worthy of respect and admiration.
God is found in three forms: father, son, and holy spirit.
Jesus was a fraud who deserves no respect.
There is no God whatsoever.
2007-12-17 02:20:10 · 9 answers · asked by Meg23546 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The first one -- UNITarian comes from the belief that god is a single "unit"-- not a trinity.
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2007-12-17 02:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus: A mystical and theological teacher who lived about 2000 years ago. Being Jewish, his teachings are based on the scriptural traditions of the Jews, specifically as that philosophy dealt with the Roman occupation of Jerusalem. Additionally, he went to Egypt (where at the time Jewish scholars were translating scripture into Greek) and many believe he also went to India, neither of which would have been out of the question, given the high level of travel between these areas during this time period. This could explain what made his teachings more radical than other Jewish teachers, which could explain his receiving the death penalty, particularly if he was influenced personally by Gnostic philosophy or pacifistic Buddhist spirituality. Evolution: The Theory of Evolution as first proposed by Charles Darwin, and as adjusted and built upon by scientists since, including names like James Lovelock (Ecologist who came up with "Gaia Theory") and Lynn Margalis (Symbiotic Evolution) is the most likely explanation for what is happening in the world. Being that many biological scientific disciplines are successfully built upon Evolution, there is not currently any reason to doubt it. But then again, a hundred and 50 years ago people thought gravity was a pulling energy, which Einstein disproved when he showed that gravity was a pushing force. Trinity: 3s are powerful numbers. In many Pagan organizations they worship the triple Goddess, Maiden, Mother and Crone. In Christianity, (at least Trinitarian) Father, Son and Holy Ghost has been a paradigm useful in explaining the mystery of their own religious tradition. These are not the only two trinities you can find in and out of religion. An example of a non-religious trinity would be Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, the three folk beings most American kids believe in. You have the Judicial, Legislative and Executive branches of government, balancing each other out to make America successful.
2016-05-24 08:21:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"There is only one God, and Jesus was a highly inspired man whose beliefs are worthy of respect and admiration."
While Unitarianism has no dogma of it's own and welcomes all in it's congregation (including atheists,) this sentiment - the one I selected from your list - was the subject of the sermon two weeks ago.
2007-12-17 02:25:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raised Unitarian. I was taught that all religions had something good to offer, and all were to be respected. Therefore; God is found in three forms: father, son, and holy spirit.
Incidentally, that was why the church was founded back in the 1600s in Transylvania: to reunite those Christian beliefs.
2007-12-17 02:23:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the unitarian church is a spiritualist church, they would disregard the last two statements as not their doctrine
they believe that all roads lead to salvation, and there is no central or underlying theme that bonds the church together. they basically say, whatever you believe, you are welcome to come and worship
being spiritualist, they believe in god, a higher form or whatever it is. they are good people largly and do not believe in the deity of Jesus as a sole requirement for salvation, nor do they hold the Father or Holy Spirit as something unique in heaven.
the bible churches, that hold that God is one, in 3 persons, Father, Son and Spirit are completely different from Unity.
hope this helps
2007-12-17 02:38:12 · answer #5 · answered by magnetic_azimuth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i belive #1 sums it up to me Jesus was a great man, teacher, and philospher not a deity
There is only one God, and Jesus was a highly inspired man whose beliefs are worthy of respect and admiration.
2007-12-17 02:25:52 · answer #6 · answered by froggy_logic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modern Unitarianism accepts all of these statements.
2007-12-17 02:39:10 · answer #7 · answered by Hoosier Daddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
none of them. especially not the last one. youre trying to put boundaries on something which deliberately tries to break them down.
2007-12-17 02:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by nacsez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first-- it denies the divinity of the Savior YAHOSHUA.
2007-12-17 02:23:41 · answer #9 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋