Son of Man: Urantia Project

Jesus on the Concept of Peace Excerpt: Chap. 19, pt. 1, The Ordination of the Twelve Son of Man: Urantia , 2nd ed. Jesus' followers wanted a military intervention. They were not looking for peacemakers. But when Jesus speaks of peace, he is not speaking about pacifism, which is a negative peace. In the face of trials and persecutions, he said, 'My peace I leave with you. Let not your heart be trou...

Striving for Perfection and Divine Love Excerpt from: Son of Man: Urantia , Chap. 19, pt. 1, The Ordination of the Twelve Jesus knew that we could not, we cannot, act with perfect brotherly love in this life. That is impossible, and He did not expect us to do so. But Jesus did expect that we do our best to try and be like God, to be perfect, even as our Father in Heaven is perfect. This means we a...

Spiritual Nourishment: Bread of Life Metaphor You cannot eat my flesh and you cannot drink my blood. but you can become one in spirit with me, even as I am one in spirit with the Father. You can be nourished by the eternal word of God, which is indeed the bread of life and that has been bestowed in the likeness of mortal flesh. And you can be watered in soul by the divine spirit, which is truly th...

Controversy with Pharisees Over Jesus' Miracles When the crowd marveled at what Jesus had done, one of the Pharisees stood up and said that he could do these things only because he was in league with the devils, and that he had admitted that he and this devil were known to each other. He went on to say that the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem had decided that Jesus did all of his so-called miracles by the...

Apostles' Inner Conflict and Jesus' Change in Tactics Time and again Jesus had dashed the hopes of his apostles. He had repeatedly crushed their fondest expectations. But nothing had ever equaled what overtook them that day. Mixed in with their depression was a real fear for their safety. They were startled and surprised by how suddenly and completely the people had deserted them. They were also s...

Hi everyone, Sorry for the absence…computer went into shop and had to wait a week for funds to get it out. Catching up now. Merrry Christmas! Bob Challenging Religious Hypocrisy: Tradition vs. Commandments Why is it that you use the laws of your tradition to disobey the commandments of God? The commandment says, Honor your father and your mother, and directs that you share with them your food if n...

The Realization of God Beyond Organized Religion The religions dominating the planet today, without exception, have not only failed to elevate the dignity, integrity, and welfare of humanity, they have done much to reduce us to our present level of depravity, a level so low that it should be unimaginable to even the most barbaric among us instead of being our accepted everyday existence. But once...

Power Dynamics in Religion Power is never relinquished peacefully. It is taken. The clergy and fanatics in the religion will fight to hold their power, but they have to be confronted. And while the exact process will be different in every situation. One thing will remain the same. The new cannot come into existence until the old has gone away. In the process of this inevitable confrontation, the d...

The People’s Manifesto: America, the Golden Rule, and Human Sovereignty on Earth There have been times in humanity’s past when windows of opportunity have opened, a convergence of many cycles over hundreds of years resulting in a critical mass that makes change inevitable and where our choices determine the quality of life for scores of generations to come. One of these periods led to the creation...

The Bridge to Sidon and Spreading the Gospel Teaching in Sidon There was a bridge that people had to cross to go into Sidon. For many of the apostles and evangelists, this was the first bridge that they had ever seen. As they walked over it to Sidon, Jesus said, This world is only a bridge. You can pass over it, but you should not think about building a home on it. The apostles and evangelists spr...

Perspectives on Human Nature and Spiritual Destiny spiritual destiny is dependent on love, faith, and devotion to truth. The hunger and thirst for righteousness and the wholehearted desire to find God and to be like Him. Do not become discouraged by discovering that you are human. Human nature may tend toward evil, but it is not inherently sinful. Do not be downcast by your failure to forget some...

Spiritual Resilience and True Self-Respect God-knowing people are not discouraged by misfortune or downcast by disappointment. Those who believe in the kingdom of heaven are immune to the depression that comes with life's problems. People who live in the spirit are not upset by the material world, and those who want eternal life are resourceful at meeting life's problems, and every day they find i...

Son of Man: Urantia , is a restatement of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the Urantia revelation and in accordance with its urging to do so for today’s generation. Son of Man: Urantia , Books: (English and Spanish) https://www.lulu.com/search?page=1&sortBy=RELEVANCE&q=son+of+man%3A+urantia&pageSize=10&adult_audience_rating=00 Son of Man: Urantia , PDF’s (English and Spa...

Living a Spirit-Led Life Across All Professions Do not forget that the will of God can be done in any job on earth. People are called to many different professions. For those people who are spirit-led, in other words, bound to the truth, dignified by love, dominated by mercy, and restrained by fairness, all things in their lives are sacred. The spirit that my father and I will send into the world...

Proving Faith Through Actions, Not Words Do not make the mistake of trying to prove to other people that you have found God. You cannot do that. But there are two positive and powerful ways to show that you in fact know God. They are the fruits of the Spirit of God showing forth in your everyday life and the fact that you have risked everything you are in the fantastic adventure of finding Him. my...

Three Forms of Religious Devotion World religions come from two sources, natural and revealed by God, and at any point in time there will be three forms of religious devotion. The first is primitive religion, based on a semi-natural and instinctive urge to worship superior forces and fear mysterious energies. This is a religion of the physical nature, a religion based on fear. Next is religion bas...

Jesus on the Heathens and the Kingdom Jesus gathered everyone around to discuss his plans for their trip through Baptinia and northern Galilee. Why do the heathens rage? When they were all seated, Jesus said, You should all remember what the psalmist said of these times, saying, Why do the heathens rage and hopelessly plot with the people? The kings of the earth set themselves, and rulers take cou...

SORRY - From the sound of it, I forgot to switch on the Roden mic…sorry for the so so recording. Bob. Chapter 34, Fleeing Through Northern Galilee Son of Man: Urantia , is a restatement of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the Urantia revelation and in accordance with its urging to do so for today’s generation. Son of Man: Urantia , Books: (English and Spanish) https://ww...

The Hasty Flight It was almost eight-thirty in the morning when Jesus, the twelve apostles, and twelve of the evangelists manned the oars and started pulling for the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. They were escaping the agents of the Sanhedrin from Bethsaida with orders from Herod Antipas to arrest Jesus and take him to Jerusalem for breaking the Jewish laws. Following Jesus and his people w...

Blessed are they who hear the word of God and dare to obey it. When Simon Peter received the message he whispered to Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they are anxious to talk with you.” Mary did not realize the importance of the speech she was interrupting, and she was not aware that the authorities were going to show up at any moment to arrest Jesus. She thought that after s...

Ruth Stands Resolute Against Family Pressure Mary and the others expected to take Jesus aside and urge him to return home with him. They intended to assure him that they would forget and forgive that he had rejected them or neglected them if he would quit being foolish and preaching a new religion that brought trouble and dishonor on the family. Ruth would have nothing to do with their plan and sa...

Misunderstanding and Sacrifice: Jesus and His Family It will forever be true that anyone who ends up feeling misunderstood or unappreciated will have in Jesus a sympathetic friend and understanding advisor. Jesus had warned the apostles that a person's adversaries may come from their own family without realizing that how close this prediction would be in his own life. Jesus did not abandon his fam...

Putting man’s laws above God “You can see how you desert God’s commandment while you hold fast to people’s tradition. You are altogether willing to reject the word of God while you maintain your own ways. And in many other ways do you dare to put your own teachings above the law and the prophets.” Then Jesus directed his remarks to everyone present and said “But listen to me, all of you. It is not...

The bread of heaven; the water of life Jesus was asked many questions at this meeting. Some were from his disciples who were a bit confused, but most were from carping unbelievers who only wanted to entrap and embarrass him. One of the visiting Pharisees after climbing up on to a lamppost shouted out to Jesus, “You tell us that you are the bread of life. How can you give us your flesh to eat or yo...

The value of repetition Jesus understood that people prepare themselves for meeting challenges and performing heroic deeds by the slow process of continually having to choose between good and evil. In the past he had forced his disciples to repeatedly choose between these two, and he had well-rehearsed them in disappointment. Jesus knew that by them having developed these spiritual habits he could...