Q: Can you give a sermon about God's Will vs Man's or our will?
A: We can't guarantee a sermon, but we can certainly address the topic here. The question implies a belief that God is an entity that has a plan or desire for us. Unity does not believe in an external (or internal) God that has human attributes such as thinking, wanting, remembering, or feeling. God is divine energy, continually creating, expressing and sustaining all creation. God is all there is, and God is the Source of all. God does not love us; God is Love. God isn't wise; God is Wisdom.
Since God is all there is, our Essence is also of God. In Unity we call it our Christ nature. If there is a divine imperative, it is to live from this aspect of ourselves, thus bringing the fullness of God into expression. So we can say that God doesn't have a will for us; rather God is our Willingness to express our Divinity.
In Unity we also speak of the power of Will as one of our 12 Powers or spiritual abilities. This concept was created by Unity's co-founder Charles Fillmore and is unique to Unity. Will is the directing power of our mind. It is the ability to choose, decide, command, lead, and determine. Through our will we can choose our good based on spiritual understanding. Click here to learn more about the 12 Powers.
A: We can't guarantee a sermon, but we can certainly address the topic here. The question implies a belief that God is an entity that has a plan or desire for us. Unity does not believe in an external (or internal) God that has human attributes such as thinking, wanting, remembering, or feeling. God is divine energy, continually creating, expressing and sustaining all creation. God is all there is, and God is the Source of all. God does not love us; God is Love. God isn't wise; God is Wisdom.
Since God is all there is, our Essence is also of God. In Unity we call it our Christ nature. If there is a divine imperative, it is to live from this aspect of ourselves, thus bringing the fullness of God into expression. So we can say that God doesn't have a will for us; rather God is our Willingness to express our Divinity.
In Unity we also speak of the power of Will as one of our 12 Powers or spiritual abilities. This concept was created by Unity's co-founder Charles Fillmore and is unique to Unity. Will is the directing power of our mind. It is the ability to choose, decide, command, lead, and determine. Through our will we can choose our good based on spiritual understanding. Click here to learn more about the 12 Powers.
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