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Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper 128: Jesus' Early Manhood
1. How will the Jesus Seminar theologians who attempt to understand Jesus from a purely human point of view react to the Life and Teachings of Jesus presented by the Midwayer Commission?
2. How should young people be trained to assume responsibility for their lives?
3. Mary's preconceived ideas about Jesus' life mission prevented her from understanding Jesus; how can we guard against being misled by preconceived ideas?
4. Why was Jesus tempted to become the head of a School of Philosophy in Damascus? Why wasn't this the Father's will?
5. Even though Jesus attempted to disguise his spectacular life and warned the apostles against emphasizing his life rather than his teachings, Christianity became a religion about him. Will the Fifth Epochal Revelation change this?
6. Why is the mastery of our minds so important?
7. How was Jesus able to detach the various episodes of his life so that he was not recognized later?
8. What type of responsibilities should children be given in contemporary homes?
9. How does one explain the remarkable influence of Jesus' conversation with Stephen?
10. Why would the message Jesus brought to our world not fit into his career as a religious teacher in Alexandria?
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