Son of Man: Urantia Project

Nauda's Forgiveness and Transformation Excerpt: Chap. 22, Going Through Samaria Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jesus could tell that Nauda's life was more from having been sinned against than having sinned herself. He saw that she sincerely wanted salvation, and that was enough. But just as she was about to tell this to Jesus, the apostles returned. To say the least, they were stunned to see Jesus...

Differentiating Prayer and Worship Excerpt: Chap. 22, Going Through Samaria Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Prayer is sustaining, where worship is divinely creative. Prayer is working on oneself. Worship is forgetting oneself. Worship is looking to the One for inspiration in how to serve the many. It is a son's personal communion with the Father, and it qualifies the extent that a soul is detached f...

Addressing Objections to the Gospel Excerpt: Chap. 22, Going Through Samaria Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Philip told Jesus that the Greeks and Romans were making fun of their message. They said it was only fit for slaves and weaklings, that the heathens had a better religion because it built strong and aggressive men, and that your gospel would make all men feeble pacifists that would be wiped o...

Reassurance of Divine Sonship Excerpt: Chap. 21, The Passover in Jerusalem Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. If you receive God as your Father, then you are in truth the sons of God. And if you are sons, then you have no worries about your divine and eternal sonship. If you believe me, it means you believe in God who sent me. And by believing in the Father, you have secured your heavenly citizenship....

Contrasting Views on God's Nature Excerpt: Chap. 21, The Passover in Jerusalem Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jacob started the conversation and said, But Rabbi, Moses and the prophets tell us that Yahweh is a jealous God, a God of fierce anger and immense wrath. The prophets say He hates evildoers and takes vengeance on those who do not obey His law. But you and your disciples teach us that God is...

Inspiration and Assurance Through Faith Excerpt: Chap. 21, The Passover in Jerusalem Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jesus reminded everyone that when the prophet Isaiah spoke of these times, he said, When the Spirit is poured on us from high, then the work of righteousness will become peace and assurance forever. Jesus is to guarantee that everyone who believes this gospel will achieve eternal life...

Thomas' Doubt and Jesus' Clarification Excerpt: Chap. 21, The Passover in Jerusalem Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Thomas was still confused and said, But Master, in our experience, the Father in heaven is not always kind and merciful. We suffer much on earth, and our prayers are not always answered. What are we missing? Jesus replied, Thomas, Thomas, how long is it going to be before you can hear...

Thomas' Questions on Apostleship Excerpt: Chap. 21, The Passover in Jerusalem Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Thomas brought up the rules that Jesus had earlier given to the apostles for their personal lives when he ordained them as kingdom ambassadors. Now, he wanted to know what rules they were supposed to teach the people to frame their lives. Should Jesus' disciples own slaves? Should people emb...

The Power of Faith and Spiritual Assurance Excerpt: Chap. 21, The Passover in Jerusalem Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. If you choose the will of the Father, you will not fail to gain your eternal soul. The Supreme Spirit will bear witness along with the spirits inside of you that you are truly a child of God. And if you are sons of God, then you have been born with the Spirit of God, and you have t...

Nicodemus' Moment of Faith Excerpt: Chap. 21, The Passover in Jerusalem Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Eventually, Nicodemus did manage enough faith to enter the kingdom. When his colleagues in the Sanhedrin wanted to condemn Jesus without a hearing, he only gave a half-hearted protest. But later, with Joseph of Arimathea, he boldly stated his faith when they claimed Jesus' body, even though most o...

Call for Spiritual Maturity Excerpt: Chap. 21, The Passover in Jerusalem Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. These are the concerns of the people in the world. You have been called as spiritual ambassadors of a spiritual kingdom to represent me in the world, even as I am here to represent our Father. Do I have to speak to you like children forever? By this time, I should be able to teach you like adults...

Jesus' Emotional Moment on Departure Excerpt: Chapter 20, Beginning the Public Work Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. When everyone was ready to depart, they could not find Jesus. Andrew went out to look for him and found Jesus sitting by himself down in a boat on the beach. He was weeping. Seeing Jesus cry startled Andrew. All of the apostles had seen him grieve before, and at times they had seen him...

The Significance of Spiritual Unity Excerpt: Chapter 20, Beginning the Public Work Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Everyone who sees this spiritual unity among you will know that you have been with me and have learned how to do the will of the Father in Heaven. Each of you can and will use your own original endowments of mind, body, and soul when joining in service of God. Spiritual unity in a group...

Jesus' Diverse Appeal Excerpt: Ch. 20, Beginning the Public Work Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Humility, patience, meekness, gentleness, and tenderness. Jesus of Nazareth was a strong and forceful personality. He was a spiritual stronghold and intellectual powerhouse. He not only appealed to the spiritually-minded women among his followers, but also to the educated men, the rugged red-blooded Gali...

Jesus on Salvation and Truth Excerpt: Ch. 20, Beginning the Public Work Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jesus emphasized the two most important points of the kingdom. Achieving salvation by faith and faith alone and attaining liberty through the sincere recognition of the truth. You will know the truth and the truth will set you free. Jesus was truth in the flesh and he promised to send his spirit o...

Trust in Divine Providence Excerpt: Ch. 19, pt. 2, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. You cannot sincerely worship God and at the same time wholeheartedly serve Mammon. having now enlisted unreservedly in the work of the kingdom, do not be anxious about your lives, much less be concerned with what you will eat or what you will drink, neither for your bodies nor what clothin...

Jesus on Retaliation and Revenge Excerpt: Ch. 19, pt. 2, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jesus never ceased to warn his disciples against the evil practice of retaliation. He gave no allowance for revenge. He deplored holding grudges. He banned the idea of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. He disapproved of private and personal revenge, given these matters over...

Jesus' Teachings Separate from Religion and Culturally Inclusive Excerpt: Ch. 19, pt. 2, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jesus' teachings stand apart from all religions, even though it is the living hope of every one of them. Jesus did not teach his apostles that religion was humanity's only earthly pursuit. That was the Jewish idea of serving God. But he did insist that...

Jesus' Focus on Spiritual Principles Excerpt: Ch. 19, pt. 2, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jesus refused to have his attention diverted from his mission of establishing a new way of salvation. He would not permit himself to be concerned about anything else. In his personal life, he obeyed all civil laws and regulations. In all of his public sermons, he ignored the civi...

Freedom and Unconscious Goodness Excerpt: Ch. 19, pt. 2, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. In answer to one of Peter's many questions, Jesus said, I want to set people free so they can start out fresh as little children on the new and better life. Jesus always insisted that true goodness must be unconscious, not letting the left hand know what the right hand is doing. The...

True Happiness and Spiritual Values Excerpt: Ch. 19, pt. 2, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jesus frequently warned his listeners against envy and wanting what other people have, telling them that people's happiness does not consist in the abundance of their material possessions. Many times he said, what would it profit a person to gain the whole world and lose their own...

Interpreting the Spirit's Teaching Excerpt: Ch. 19, pt. 2, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. The twelve could not understand all they were taught, but they were much helped by this instruction. Then Jesus said, But you will stumble over my teaching because you want to interpret my message literally. You are slow to discern the spirit of my teaching. Again, you must remembe...

Qualities of the Ministers of the Father's Kingdom Excerpt: Chap. 19, pt. 1, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. And now I make it plain to you that my Father's kingdom will not come with unseemly demonstration or an outward show of power. You are not to announce the kingdom saying, it is here or it is there, for this kingdom that you preach is God in you. Whosoever would be...

Brotherly vs. Fatherly Love Excerpt: Chap. 19, pt. 1, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Fatherly and Brotherly Love: From the Sermon on the Mount to the Discourse of the Last Supper, Jesus taught his followers to act with fatherly love rather than brotherly love. There is a huge difference between the two. Acting with brotherly love means to love your neighbor as you love...

Message of Mercy and Equality Excerpt: Chap. 19, pt. 1, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. And whatsoever you believe that I would do to people, you also do to them. Your Father in heaven makes the sun shine on the evil as well as on the good. Likewise, he sends rain on the just and the unjust. You are the sons of God. Even more, you are now the ambassadors of my Father's k...