Urantia Book Commentary and Articles: Seven Urantia Book Historic Truth Affirmations

Meredith Sprunger
4/25/88

1. God is experiencable in human existence. All of us can experience God because we are all children of the Heavenly Father.

2. We will receive eternal life if we have faith and trust in God.

3. Love is the most powerful force in the universe. We are asked to love one another, as Jesus loves us.

4. The ministry of the Spirit is without measure and is efficacious. It is limited only by our receptive capacities.

5. We live in an orderly, intelligent, and progressive universe.

6. Human life has a divine purpose. There is meaning in our planetary history, values in our present situation, and hope for future generations.

7. The most important knowledge in the world is knowing the religious life of Jesus. The most important spiritual practice is living the religion of Jesus.

SEVEN URANTIA BOOK BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS

1. The material and spiritual cosmology of the universe is much greater and more purposefully organized than most scholars have envisioned. The number and diversity of spirit personalities and intelligent beings transcends our most imaginative speculation.

2. The finite universe in inhabited, and is a delegated creation composed of local universes which were brought into being by "Only Begotten" Creator Sons of the Universal Father. These Sons rule over their creations and all mortals who proceed to the Father are assisted in their pilgrimage by the benevolent ministry of these Sons. In this context the role of Jesus for our planet takes on additional significance and importance.

3. The universe is growth oriented and friendly. We must suffer the consequences for our misdeeds, but a literal "Hell" is a humanistic illusion.

4. Personal realities are dynamically interrelated; our mind bridges the dichotomy between matter and spirit; the Indwelling Spirit of God is our authentic self and has an ideal plan for our development; our soul is a divine-human creation which evolves as we make decisions harmonious with truth, beauty, and goodness; personality is a unique bestowal of the Universal Father which never changes and has unlimited potential to organize and integrate all present and future capacities and experiences.

5. The pathway to salvation and Paradise is evolutionary in nature. After death we take up our spiritual growth just where we left off I this life. We partiipate in our own growth toward perfection. The universe is a gigantic university, training mortals for a great and glorious future.

6. The idea that a sense of guilt, repentance, and self-examination are necessary for spiritual growth is replaced by the priorities of faith; self-forgetfulness; service; and self-mastery.

7. Religion is personal experience with God. Religious institutions are second order social creations. Truth is dynamic and cannot be imprisoned in creeds or dogmas; it is a spiritual reality which is living and growing.

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