Urantia Book Study Outline Paper 3: The Attributes of God

Urantia Book - Paper 3 – The Attributes of God: (A partial synopsis from The Story of Everything by Michelle Klimesh) God is omnipresent; he alone can be in numberless places simultaneously. He rules in the local universes through his Creator Sons who are discernible to lower orders of beings and can compensate for God's invisibility. God is greater than all of his combined creations. Although he exists throughout the universes, the universes can never encompass his infinity. God pervades the physical universes of the past, present, and future. He is the primordial foundation of material creation.

Individually, humans are indwelt by Father fragments, and the effective presence of God within each person is conditioned by the degree of cooperation provided. Fluctuations of God's presence are not due to whims of the Father but are directly determined by the mortal's choice to receive him. God has freely bestowed himself without limit or favor.

God is energy. He is the cause of all physical phenomena; he controls all power. The power of God does not function blindly, but it is nearly impossible to explain the nature of his laws. From the limitations of our mortal perspective, many actions of the Creator may seem arbitrary and cruel, but God's actions are always purposeful, intelligent, kind, and wise.

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Selected Questions for Discussion on Paper 3 – The Attributes of God

Meredith Sprunger Synopsis & Discussion Questions - entire list here)

1. Is the prologue of the Gospel of John designating Christ as the creator of our universe compatible with the idea of God the Father as creator?

2. How do we harmonize the concept of an all-good, all-wise, all-powerful God with the evil and suffering in the world?

3. What comfort do some people get from believing in the doctrine of foreordination—God determines everything?

4. If our "nearest and dearest approach to God is by and through love," how do we help people who are angry & bitter about life?

5. Are the "inevitabilities" of evil necessary in our world?

6. What do you think of the distinction between evil (mistaken judgment) and sin (knowingly disobeying the will of God)?

7. What are the advantages of beings who grow toward perfection by conscious choice over those who are created perfect?

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Comments

[abercrombie paris]

Très bon site, je peux partir les autres personnes bien informées partageant la même suggestion intérêts. L'aspect général de votre site est grand, pour ne pas mentionner le contenu. Je crois que vous avez déjà eu un groupe considérable de lecteurs!

[abercrombie milano]

Per non essere dentro il capire il più delle volte, sono propenso a non gradite i messaggi su questo tema progressivamente ulteriore considerazione si sta scrivendo in modo, inoltre, i mezzi personali, dobbiamo dire che è davvero uno di quelli da ricordare bella pubblicazione.

[Sheila]

You're welcome Mike - we have our studies every two weeks - so I will continue to post as long as we are following this pattern. I would appreciate hearing any insight you glean from reading the studies as they may be helpful to our local study group.
With this particular study, we came away with a little better understanding of 'foreordination' or 'pre-destiny'. We discovered by reading the actual Paper too that God does indeed have a plan for our lives, and the Spirit of God that dwells within is there to lead the way.

I find that just by discussing the brief synopsis provided my Michelle Klimesh in her book 'The Story of Everything', the conversations are turning out to be quite interesting.

[Mike Bain]

Thanks for posting this!