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Salvation Salvation :thumb: The teaching of Jesus above accords with the essential message of the good news of the kingdom. These fundamentals hold, even if some take on other interpretive channels or angles on the kingdom message, nevertheless the kingdom of God and his will is central...

I meant that all have the potential-power to forgive sins, and especially those who are devoted disciples of the Master, since he empowered them to do so. I agree with certain points above, and that until one truly repents and turns to God, they may not experience or know the full power of...

Its possible, we cover some of this in the 'Pagan origins of the Christ Myth' thread. Will look into. pj

Bingo.....although as a mystic I do find that meanings and values behind religious symbols and elements can be helpful on the spiritual path, depending on how that translates into actual spiritual transformation and fulfilling one's religious vocation. In this sense as an eclectic, I can...

Yes,....we all have the power to forgive. Jesus came to show us the power of forgiveness. We are forgiven as we forgive others, - we have the keys to bind or loose as ministers of the kingdom. pj

There are other ways of atonement without the necessity for any animal or man having to die (shed blood) to afford it - Atonement without blood And yes,...older superstitious ideas of vicarious blood atonement are primitive and outdated, besides illogical...since these deny the principles of...

Creator Sons Creator Sons The Father is glorified and honored respectively in the Urantia Papers, as well as Jesus, who is our Creator-Son, Savior and Sovereign Lord. The 'Christology' of the papers is different from traditional/orthodox doctrine since Jesus is one of many Creator-Sons...

Love divine Love divine :thumb: Right on. 'God' is the Universal Father of all, inspiring all with his omnipresent Spirit and ministration of divine Sons, thru-out the Infiniverse, the Master-Mind and divine Personality of personalities. This Infinite Intelligence is most wonderful, being...

In some peoples imagination, anything not their chosen brand of theology or their holy 'book' is a 'demon' - thats pretty 'infantile' to assume. But that often goes with fundamentalist mindsets and strains of religious bigotry investing in self-righteousness (the primary thrust behind the whole...

Paul's gospel Paul's gospel Yes, some of my research on Paul is here (see all links). Almost half of the works ascribed to him are disputed or 'pseudographical' but consensus is pretty universal of at least 7 of 13 being authentic (no one knows who wrote Hebrews). Of course the UB emphasizes...

Universal Spirit Universal Spirit Hi Caino,...not so sure about 7 orthodox churches having 'different books', although there was variation among early assemblies as far as what books were accepted into the canon, for instance the Ethiopian canon accepted the Book of Enoch and others. Just...

Yes,......we see the memorial partaking of bread and wine from early on, later invested with different meanings and applications. The reception of bread and wine symbolically connotes respect and mutual reception of covenantal significance, and in Jesus case if the Last Supper is a true account...

The subject The subject As I shared with you previously and specifically, giving you the resources to study, this thread is about the Urantia Papers, - questions, comments, explorations of its theology/cosmology, etc, - especially how it correlates or differs from traditional/orthodox...

Do this in rembrance of Me Do this in rembrance of Me One view is the original Eucharist was more of a thanksgiving memorial supper, a ritual of 'remembrance'. The key emphasis is remembering the personhood, life, ministry, example and teaching of Jesus, in light of the kingdom of heaven, and...

Research for yourself...... Research for yourself...... See Here, and the entire thread, with resources, as well as reading the Papers for yourself, if you're interested in the subject here. The Papers certainly affirm that 'evil' is a real phenomena in a dualistic realm of contrasts, and...

I adequately responded to your previous post Here, with ample resources if you wanted to learn what the UB is all about. Thats the purpose of the thread, - reading the previous dialogue is also helpful when entering a pre-existing thread to keep on the thread subject and content. pj

research research If you dont read beyond the first post and learn what the Urantia Papers teach or reveal as a 'whole',...you forfeit a real knowledge of it beyond your preconceived religious bias or assumptions. We also have our 'Intro. to the Urantia Papers thread' if you'd like to educate...

missing link insights? missing link insights? Hi Caino, Interesting article. I know the UB holds a cosmology of 'theistic evolution', life being transported here by the Life-carriers, and all species evolving from lower forms to greater complexity, then primates provided the base stock for...

looking beyond archaic concepts looking beyond archaic concepts Spot on :thumb: Also see: Atonement without blood pj

The reality of God The reality of God ~*~*~ 1:2.4 The existence of God can never be proved by scientific experiment or by the pure reason of logical deduction. God can be realized only in the realms of human experience; nevertheless, the true concept of the reality of God is reasonable to...