NEW! Urantia Book Study Group - Wednesday Evening

Urantia Book Study Group * Religion * Spirituality * Philosophy * Science * From Planet Urantia: 50 Reasons Why You Should Read The Urantia Book ------------------------------------- TOPIC: Urantia Papers 120 and 121……………………The Bestowal Mission How it came to be that Jesus was born on our planet, the planet Urantia. From Urantia Paper 120: "My Creator brother, I am about to witness your seventh and final universe bestowal. Most faithfully and perfectly have you executed the six previous commissions, and I entertain no thought but that you will be equally triumphant on this, your terminal sovereignty bestowal. Heretofore you have appeared on your bestowal spheres as a fully developed being of the order of your choosing. Now you are about to appear upon Urantia, the disordered and disturbed planet of your choice, not as a fully developed mortal, but as a helpless babe. This, my comrade, will be a new and untried experience for you. You are about to pay the full price of bestowal and to experience the complete enlightenment of the incarnation of a Creator in the likeness of a creature. From Paper 121: Jesus did not come to this world during an age of spiritual decadence; at the time of his birth Urantia was experiencing such a revival of spiritual thinking and religious living as it had not known in all its previous post-Adamic history nor has experienced in any era since. When Michael incarnated on Urantia, the world presented the most favorable condition for the Creator Son's bestowal that had ever previously prevailed or has since obtained. In the centuries just prior to these times Greek culture and the Greek language had spread over Occident and near Orient, and the Jews, being a Levantine race, in nature part Occidental and part Oriental, were eminently fitted to utilize such cultural and linguistic settings for the effective spread of a new religion to both East and West. These most favorable circumstances were further enhanced by the tolerant political rule of the Mediterranean world by the Romans. Optional Homework: This is a no homework required group. We will read and discuss portions of the scheduled papers at the meetup. Each meetup will cover 2-5 papers from The Urantia Book. If you like homework, or if you can't make the meetup but want to follow along at home - please feel free to read or listen to the Papers from the Urantia Book in preparation for this week's Urantia Book Study Group - facilitated by Vicki, one of our founding Interfaith Spirit Quest members. If you don't have time to do homework, come anyway - Vicki will be selecting the most discussion worthy sections for what is sure to be delectably delicious, spiritually enriching conversation! Urantia Book - read online text. Scroll down to find the appropriate Papers for this week's discussion. Urantia Book - listen to online audio. Scroll down to find the appropriate Papers for this week's discussion.. ---------------------------------- From UrantiaBook.org: Why You Need to Know About The Urantia Book: Making good life decisions—the exercise of true wisdom—requires insight into the context in which the decision or choice is being made. The Urantia Book provides a comprehensive overview of the context in which we live our daily lives -- historical, social, personal, intellectual, spiritual, and material. It provides important background information that will deepen, enrich, and strengthen your relationship with God, empower you to prevail in your struggles with the difficulties of daily life, and enable you to participate creatively in the much-needed spiritual transformation of our world. By integrating science, philosophy, and religion into a coherent world view, the Urantia Book enhances the meanings we derive from our life experience, equipping us to live our lives relative to positive, creative spiritual values in the midst of difficulty, chaos, and uncertainty. ---------------------------------- Resources & Links for the Urantia Book: Purchase the Urantia Book on Amazon UrantiaBook.org Urantia.org Truthbook.com PlanetUrantia.com LOCATION: BARNES & NOBLE