Reasons for reading Urantia
1. is one of those rare books that can actually transform your thinking and your life
2. provides new information about God
3. provides new information about the life of Jesus (the Bible provides details for only 28 days)
4. answers the question 'Who was Jesus?'
5. gives us an unprecedented account of Jesus' resurrection
6. will be a blessing in your life
7. is believed to be a new revelation for our time - it's like an update for every religion
8. helps you understand the world better
9. provides spiritual truth and inspiration that resonates with the soul
Reason is the understanding technique of the sciences; faith is the insight technique of religion
102:6.7 Belief may not be able to resist doubt and withstand fear, but faith is always triumphant over doubting, for faith is both positive and living. The positive always has the advantage over the negative, truth over error, experience over theory, spiritual realities over the isolated facts of time and space. The convincing evidence of this spiritual certainty consists in the social fruits of the spirit which such believers, faithers, yield as a result of this genuine spiritual experience. Said Jesus: "If you love your fellows as I have loved you, then shall all men know that you are my disciples."
101:8.4 Faith does not shackle the creative imagination, neither does it maintain an unreasoning prejudice toward the discoveries of scientific investigation. Faith vitalizes religion and constrains the religionist heroically to live the golden rule. The zeal of faith is according to knowledge, and its strivings are the preludes to sublime peace.
101:8.1 Belief has attained the level of faith when it motivates life and shapes the mode of living. The acceptance of a teaching as true is not faith; that is mere belief. Neither is certainty nor conviction faith. A state of mind attains to faith levels only when it actually dominates the mode of living. Faith is a living attribute of genuine personal religious experience. One believes truth, admires beauty, and reverences goodness, but does not worship them; such an attitude of saving faith is centered on God alone, who is all of these personified and infinitely more.
101:8.2 Belief is always limiting and binding; faith is expanding and releasing. Belief fixates, faith liberates. But living religious faith is more than the association of noble beliefs; it is more than an exalted system of philosophy; it is a living experience concerned with spiritual meanings, divine ideals, and supreme values; it is God-knowing and man-serving. Beliefs may become group possessions, but faith must be personal. Theologic beliefs can be suggested to a group, but faith can rise up only in the heart of the individual religionist.
This is so resourceful to understand what God needs us here on earth, members refer to our mission statement
please,kindly those that haven't received Urantia book you can as well as download these for listening.
Thanks Brother Paul .