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translations...... translations...... The Papers are than a few years as they were being received in the 1930's and officially published in the public domain in the 50's. What was given has been given and will remain so, as the revelators gave it, there is no reason to 'revise' anything...

Educate yourself before assuming........... Educate yourself before assuming........... The explanation of the Trinity in the UB is one of the most awesome/detailed descriptions given anywhere (exceeding a traditional/orthodox christian conception), and each member in that divine Trinity is...

Personality Personality ~*~*~ AwxKHtuA61M As shared before, one of the significant revelations shared in the Urantia Papers is the subject of 'personality', how that 'God' is a divine Personality, and the source of all personality as it expresses itself in every individual soul. Hence, God...

The questions above are posited to be what Jesus discussed with the sages - we read further this insightful description of how Jesus handled these dialogues - Concerning question #3 above - What stands out still as glaring is the assumption of animal-sacrifice and the merit of some kind...

You may have to be member for a few weeks or have so many posts before you can upload your own avatar image. Subscribers have immediate access to such features. Need to check rule-descriptions...... pj

gnosis gnosis I agree with much of what you share, being an eclectic gnostic myself. You're welcome to join my 'Esoteric School of Gnostic Wisdom' if you like. What I shared about the UB still stands, it is one of many valid sources to draw spiritual insight and wisdom from. - however if...

adventures in space...... adventures in space...... As a spiritual visionary myself,...the wonderful cosmology revealed in the UB is pretty awesome. I draw from many sources which all come from the One Source. Sounds like your sweeping with a broad brush to dismiss the whole of the book, for...

time capsules..... time capsules..... Welcome to the thread,...on our first page we also have a link to our charter thread on the UB (intro.) The UB has admittedly used the schools of knoweldge at that point in time during the revelation, augmenting or enhancing such when appropriate. The...

~*~*~ Hi all, Thought to put a 'shout out' to all our TOL bloggers here (and those who havent made any blog entries yet). We have 74 blogs so far among subscribers here, which means these persons have made at least 1 blog entry into their TOL blog-space. As far as amount of entries...

Applying oneself to study........... Applying oneself to study........... Pretty simple gesture for anyone really interested to see what the Papers teach, since its value can only be appreciated by a sincere study. Conversative christians have access to the Meredith J. Sprunger archive, an...

viewpoints............ viewpoints............ That depends on how one defines 'truth' and how such is comprehended. In a relative context, given our planets different cultures and traditions, truth is central to human experience, however such is portrayed thru religious symbols, myths and...

I dont see this as a game. Knowledge is a serious matter. Will keep the portal open for discussion on the UB and related subjects. Thank you. If you have any more questions/comments, feel free. UB Fellowship pj

All That Is........ All That Is........ Yes, no, maybe so ? :) Thats the wonderful thing about creative intelligence and discernment. 'Creative dialogue' is my adventure. Consider the omnipresence of Spirit. Can anything exist independent of...or outside 'God'? Blessings! pj

Christ is the light........... Christ is the light........... From a pure metaphysical perspective,...since 'God' is the One Universal reality, the One Supreme Being Omnipresent,...there is no 'way' to 'God',...since there is nowhere where He is not :) But to touch on your points...

recognizing the form, but not being bound by it....... recognizing the form, but not being bound by it....... Lets not miss the forest for the trees. The doctrine of 'transubstantiation' is another subject in itself, which adressed previously doesnt merit something to divide oneself over...

God is One.... God is One.... This is 'assuming' that 'perfection' within a given tradition, body of doctrines, or religious institution has already been granted. - it also assumes that there can no longer be any 'progressive revelation'. This is the kind of mentality that that fosters...

Agape Agape Absolutely,...Part 4 of the UB is the life, teachings of Jesus (covering every year of his 'mortal' life) - the record affirms and builds onto the fundamental 'law of love' found in the NT, enlargening our conception and comprehension of what 'loving service' to our fellowman is...

many mediums for God...... many mediums for God...... As Caino noted, a modern day revelation or portrayal of Jesus teachings would naturally be communicated in modern day language inflections, paraphrased so we could understand it most effectively. The canonical gospels could be subject to...

unfolding light............ unfolding light............ I would gather that as logical, since the Spirit of truth is active... leading, guiding and teaching. In the context of evolving worlds of souls having immortality-potential and free will....'ongoing revelation' seems inevitable or...

partaking of substance......... partaking of substance......... More on The Last Supper (referred to as a 'remembrance meal' or 'sacrament of remembrance'). A UB translation or paraphrase of what Jesus taught correlating from the NT record does no harm, nor turn such into a rigid dogma, but...