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The Urantia Book
Got Questions Ministries
The Urantia Book was supposedly dictated to a Chicago psychiatrist named W.S. Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien super-mortals called revelators.
Sadler
formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the Urantia Foundation
was formed in 1950.
The
Urantia Foundation began publishing the Urantia Book in 1955.
Although
there is no official religion based upon the Urantia Book, there are groups,
like the Jesusonian Foundation, who teach others what is contained in the
Urantia Book.
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It is difficult to summarize the Urantia Book, as it encompasses many subjects and ideas, from science to politics, from philosophy to history.
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It is difficult to summarize the Urantia Book, as it encompasses many subjects and ideas, from science to politics, from philosophy to history.
It is
divided into four parts:
Part I:
The Central and Superuniverses;
Part
II: The Local Universe;
Part
III: The History of Urantia;
Part
IV: The Life and Teachings of Jesus.
Consider a few of the teachings found in this book:
* The cosmos is divided into seven concentric rings, the center
ring being the Isle of Paradise, where God resides.
* The Urantia Book supersedes the Bible as the ultimate source
of truth.
* God exists in three separate trinities: the existential
Paradise Trinity, the experiential Ultimate Trinity, and the experiential
Absolute Trinity.
* God is known as the Universal Father and is the father of all
humanity.
* Jesus Christ is one of many Creator Sons.
* Perfection is attained by continually seeking goodness over
the course of many lifetimes, on many different planets.
Obviously, this book and its adherents are not
representative of biblical Christianity — not by any stretch of the
imagination.
The Urantia Book is very similar to Mormonism and Christian
Science beliefs, and little, if anything, found within its pages, is scriptural.
Consider the following, in
contrast to the teachings listed above:
- the Bible is our one authoritative source for truth (Acts 17:11; 2 Timothy 3:16–17),
- not writings gleaned from spirits or aliens (Galatians 1:8);
- Jesus is not merely an example of God but rather the One in whom the Godhead fully dwells (Colossians 2:9);
- man only lives once, not many times, before He faces eternal judgment from God (Hebrews 9:27);
- salvation does not come through anything that humans can do but is a gift from God (Romans 3:28; Ephesians 2:8–9).
Got Questions Ministries seeks to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by providing biblical, applicable, and timely answers to spiritually related questions through an internet presence."
GotQuestions.org is a ministry of dedicated and trained servants who have a desire to assist others in their understanding of God, Scripture, salvation, and other spiritual topics. We are Christian, Protestant, evangelical, theologically conservative, and non-denominational. We view ourselves as a para-church ministry, coming alongside the church to help people find answers to their spiritually related questions.
We will do our best to prayerfully and thoroughly research your question and answer it in a biblically based manner. It is not our purpose to make you agree with us, but rather to point you to what the Bible says concerning your question. You can be assured that your question will be answered by a trained and dedicated Christian who loves the Lord and desires to assist you in your walk with Him. Our writing staff includes pastors, youth pastors, missionaries, biblical counselors, Bible/Christian college students, seminary students, and lay students of God’s Word.
GotQuestions.org is a ministry of dedicated and trained servants who have a desire to assist others in their understanding of God, Scripture, salvation, and other spiritual topics. We are Christian, Protestant, evangelical, theologically conservative, and non-denominational. We view ourselves as a para-church ministry, coming alongside the church to help people find answers to their spiritually related questions.
We will do our best to prayerfully and thoroughly research your question and answer it in a biblically based manner. It is not our purpose to make you agree with us, but rather to point you to what the Bible says concerning your question. You can be assured that your question will be answered by a trained and dedicated Christian who loves the Lord and desires to assist you in your walk with Him. Our writing staff includes pastors, youth pastors, missionaries, biblical counselors, Bible/Christian college students, seminary students, and lay students of God’s Word.
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