Unitarianism Explained - Unitarian Belief

The Rev. Daid Usher (Unitarian London District Minister) explained the question often asked: What do Unitarians believe in?

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• spiritual
• unitarian
• open mind
• free thinking.

[dtdowntown67]

@kylaphotographics. You are missing the point. Univerasalists believe that many paths lead to the same goal. Thy believe that all religions can be right in their own way. They say that no religion is exclusive, it is in their doctrine. But this is an impossible contradiction. All religions claim to be exclusive, so an intellectual human being cannot say they "all lead to the same place," because they don't. Universalism is the product of our relativst society.

[ukunitarians]

@dtdowntown67 I will agree to disagree with you, I don't think I will convince you that the 'personal journey' that Unitarian offers is for you. As it happens I don''t think 'many paths lead to the same goal' but I really don't think that matters. Good luck will all you do.

[ukunitarians]

Many Unitarians believe that Jesus was a profit who gave us important teachings about God the father, but they don't think of Jesus as a God. We feel you can believe in Jesus message without the need to believe in the physical resurrection. We know that not e'body will take that view & we respect that. More importantly, Unitarians feel that we should all come 2 our own conclusions on these matters, so opinions vary & we are happy with this diversity in/outside our movement. Hope that helps.

[jpc08109]

open minded brainwashing lol

[dtdowntown67]

@k0smon If they are demons then they have every reason to lie. Of course they wouldn't tell you they are demons. They want you to believe that Christ didn't die for your sins. I can tell you with absolute assurance that he did, because the Spirit revealed it to me, and I can tell you that you are speaking with demons. Please at least try to reach out to the true God, it's the best decision you will ever make.

[k0smon]

@dtdowntown67 :: The psychic sources have no reason to lie. They speak of the knowledge they have. I have no problem with Christ 'arising' in his spiritual body, I just don't give it any religious significance. The late Hans Holtzer, author and psychic researcher, stated there were no demons and no satan. These are just bible personalities and have no reality. Evil people die, so in this sense, there are evil spirits. There is no religion in the spirit world. How you treat others makes the diff

[dtdowntown67]

@k0smon And who is to say your psychic sources are telling the truth? The Bible speaks of spiritual forces other than God, which are evil. They are called demons, servants of Satan who look to deceive humanity. I can't convince you that these psychic revelations you are receiving are demonically influenced, but I can get you to look at this another way. If Christ has risen, wouldn't Satan and his demons WANT you to believe that it never happened, and therefore have every reason to lie to you?

[k0smon]

@dtdowntown67 ::: The only danger in a seance is to the medium, who can be harmed if the ectoplasm is handled unexpectedly. Or maybe if someone freaked out and ran out of the room. But you screen people first to prevent that from happening.

Historicity from the CE is spotty at best, because church officials burned books and libraries to cover their tracks. Information I have comes from psychic sources. Was Jesus' resurrection any different from ours, having a spirit body that they could see?

[dtdowntown67]

@k0smon @k0smon As a Christian I also believe in an afterlife, but be very careful with seances and the like, they could be dangerous. And as far as history goes, I disagree Secular history does not support the resurrection claims only because they reject them from the get go. But if you look at the resurrection as a purely historical event, then it is solid. We know Jesus died, and yet there were 400 people, not even including the disciples and the Mary's and Paul, who saw him after his death.

[k0smon]

@dtdowntown67 :: I am certain of an afterlife because I have attended 2 materialization seances and spoken to those that live there. I have studied reports of NDEs, psychic investigators, and other life after death literature. I believe Drs who investigate NDEs and are convinced of the continuation of life.

Secular history does not support the claims for the resurrection of Jesus, History barely mentions him at all, and some of those are thought to be forgeries.

[dtdowntown67]

@k0smon Why do you say certainly there is an afterlife? What leads you to believe that?

Ahh you finally reached the point I was looking for, a point that universalists don't usually get to. How do yoo determine what IS? Well, because Jesus, his death, and his resurrection are historical claims, than you use HISTORY to determine their validity. As far as the resurrection goes, there is A LOT of strong evidence that supports it. I can inbox you some evidence if you like, b/c I can't fit it here.