傳統的「天命」概念及其信仰方式，乃是中國信仰的基本信仰方式。它導致了中國歷史上「湯武革命」與「聖王受命」的雙重意義及其社會學雙向特徵，以至於導致了中國信仰核心即天命踐行的雙重特徵，建構了中國信仰的嚴重而深層的「一元雙向」特徵；高度提倡權力與信仰的大一統，卻無法消除公共權力更迭及其帶來的信仰危機。這就直接影響到後來中國社會之政教關係、正祀與淫祀、三教合一、身心與天命、聖人、祖宗，乃至信仰方式中的神祗標準化、當代中國儒教及其信仰方式、乃至中國信仰重構的諸種重大問題。

The concept of the traditional way of ＂mandate of heaven＂ beliefs, is the basic model of Chinese beliefs. It led to a double two-way of ＂Tang-Wu revolution＂ and ＂Saint from The mandate of heaven＂ which became the characteristics of sociological ambivalence in China's history. Highly advocates the unification which become of power and faith, but they always cannot eliminate the belief crisis which have derived from the state power change. So it has deeply constructed of the ＂a dollar a two-way＂ characteristics of Chinese beliefs. This directly affect the relationship between state and beliefs in the later Chinese society, a correct or incorrect worship, the relations among Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, Body, mind and the mandate of heaven, Saint and ancestor worship so on, and even the gods standardization, other major problems in way of beliefs, until contemporary China, the in and the way of Confucianism beliefs, the reconstruction of beliefs in China with various kinds of major issues.