Suggested References To Assist New Readers
In Evaluating The Urantia Book
References refer to Paper, Section, Paragraph in the Uversa Press Edition of The Urantia Book. By Georgia Gecht
- 1. The measure of your human character; [156:6.4]
- 2. Records of your life and its memories in the hereafter; [112:5.22]
- 3. How to pray, where your prayers go, and whom to address; [5:3.1-end of section], "True Worship." Also, see Jesus' enlightening discourse on prayer, [146:2.1-end of section], "At Jotapata."
- 4. Silent receptivity after prayer, [146:2.17]
- 5. "Origin and Nature of Thought Adjusters" should be understood by all mortals. All of Paper 107.
- 6. The nature of personality, [5:6.1-end of section], "The God of Personality." Also see [0:5.12], and [1:5.8].
- 7. What the Spirit of Truth is: Jesus' spirit; All of Paper 194
- 8. Sin, error, and iniquity explaned, [54:0.1-end of section], introduction to "Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion." Also see [54:1-end of section], "True and False Liberty"; self-admiration and the error of self-deception.
- 9. Some Urantia Book proverbs, [48:7.3-31]
- 10. "Say farewell to fear," [130:6.1-end of section], "The Young Man Who Was Afraid."
- 11. Absolutely nothing is impossible in liaison with God, [26:5.3]
- 12. Soul -- what it is, [0:5.10]; Also [133:6.1-end of section]
- 13. Pride is the greatest danger, [111:6.9-10]
- 14. You are the salt of the earth, [140:4.1-end of section]
- 15. Fatherly and brotherly love, [140:5.1-end of section] (Jesus explains the reactions of fatherly love and discourses on how to teach boys and young men to become courageous.) [140:5.16] Helping children to choose their heroes, [140:5.14]
- 16. Information about Urantia, changes, etc.; "Urantia is quivering on the brink of one of its most amazing and enthralling epochs of social readjustment, moral quickening, and spiritual enlightenment." [195:9.2] "The hour is striking . . ." [94:12.7] [195:8.9]
- 17. Catastrophe to inhabited planets; technique of de-materialization for survivors, [51:2.3]
- 18. Are you a second miler? [195:10.5]
- 19. Do you take pleasure in cultivating the three cosmic intuitions? [16:6.5-11]
Note: Many new readers begin by reading Part 4, "The Life and Teachings of Jesus."- If you feel there are parts of the book that are difficult, read the last pargraph of the Foreword under "Acknowledgment" and realize this great promise.
- Also, Jesus said, "Prayer is a factor in the enlargement of one's capacity to receive the divine spirit." [146:2.14]
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