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evolving concepts........... evolving concepts........... In addition we add - Obviously the concepts of 'sin', and its 'rectification' via many theories of atonement and the restoration to righteousness developed in time, as is the natural course of evolutionary progress. Concepts of...

what sacrifice avails? what sacrifice avails? Hi Paulos, Indeed,...according to the writer of Hebrews :) We've recently covered this in the 'Was James a Judaizer' thread Here. - also see my previous posts in that thread. The entire 'Judaizer' charge and phenomena includes the conversion...

living principles............ living principles............ Perhaps the greatest revelation of Jesus was that 'God' is a gracious, loving Heavenly Father, although the concept of 'God' as a father was hinted at in the OT, it was brought to light by Jesus in a more endearing relational sense...

Back to my former points..... Back to my former points..... Yes, As per my last post, I was asking for any correlations of the SDA view of 'soul-death' and the UB's teaching on it, plus more info. on how many persons of SDA background were involved with the dissemination of the Urantia...

soul death or survival........... soul death or survival........... ~*~*~ One of the most interesting teachings in the UB is the 'soul', its constitution(make-up) and survival or 'immortality' potential. I'm also curious if the SDA(seventh-day-adventist) perspective of 'soul-anihilation'...

pearls of wisdom....... pearls of wisdom....... One man's trash is another man's treasure :) :p pj

adventures in learning........ adventures in learning........ Hi Stuu, Its all good. I say no spiritual library is complete without a UB in it, no matter one's opinion, - it shares insights and cosmic comprehensions significant to mankind's condition and destiny within the 20th century and...

exercise your imagination......... exercise your imagination......... And he's been dealth with adequate responses on this, but focuses on this particular 'assumption' dealing with the scientific data and writings used in the dissertation of the Papers,..which the celestials admit to using...

Yes,...a matter of how one defines 'atheism' :) - to me its just a word, although some theists abhor the idea. - Atheism to me is no threat at all, since I see 'God' as the universal reality, - it may only pose a problem when one's 'atheism' keeps one from recognizing and appreciating the...

meanings and values revealed thru 'experience' meanings and values revealed thru 'experience' I see the term 'atheist' here as only anti-God in ideology, for Lucifer in this cosmic-drama (as the UB renders it) rebelled against the higher government, directions and will of the Universal...

enlighten yourself....... enlighten yourself....... The claim for plagiarism has been addressed in our other Urantia Thread Here (in more post than one). Your harping on this continually shows your agenda only to disparage and malign, without learning what the revelators have actually...

Yep,...let me correct my former statement for the 'virgin birth' is also 'pronounced' in Luke, not just Matthew, those 2 gospels. Virgin Birth: Fact or fable? pj

Virgin Birth............ Virgin Birth............ You mean no virgin birth? ;) - granted the mistranslation issue of Is. 7:14, the virgin birth is only found in Matthew and Paul doesnt even mention it in his letters. However, the UB does uphold both the humanity and divinity of Jesus, yet in...

perspective my dear Watson........ perspective my dear Watson........ Dont forget the 'context' ;):) pj

Hi hori, I gather you were overwhelmed perhaps by the volume/size of the tome, missing some essential, inspiring portions. If you prospect enough, some real gems can be found. 2:7.10 The religious challenge of this age is to those farseeing and forward-looking men and women of spiritual...

Right doing inspired by 'faith'........ Right doing inspired by 'faith'........ ~*~*~ It is wonderful to see the great legacy the Melchizedeks have left us as our planetary inheritance. - the import of "faith" going back before the stringencies of 'laws' or 'sacrifice', so that 'faith' is the...

genetics......and all things ET genetics......and all things ET Yes,...the legends of the 'sons of God' coming into the sons of man, the celestial beings of various orders 'mating' with the native mortals of the realm, all go back to the ancient 'recollections' of such 'intercourse'...

The bestowals of The Creator Sons........... The bestowals of The Creator Sons........... The issue of the identity of Michael has been addressed elsewhere, as comparing the traditional view of he being only an 'archangel', while the UB identifies Jesus as being 'Michael', or "Christ Michael'...

Infinite Love Infinite Love When we look at it from the depths of our innermost being, the same ground of being shared with all other beings,...we cannot help but recognize that inherent value and meaning which Life itself is invested with. From there, true compassion, understanding and love...

mutual respect............. mutual respect............. :) One can only go with what 'version' of 'God' best makes sense to them at any time, such will be influenced by their own personal conditioning, culture, education, philosophical predispositions, preferences, intellectual endowment and...