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Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper 135: John the Baptist
1. Were the scriptures of Judaism a help or a hindrance in assisting John the Baptist in his sense of calling?
2. With the great expectancy and readiness for the coming of "the kingdom of God," why wasn't Jesus more successful in Palestine?
3. What does it mean to be confused in mind but not in spirit?
4. Why do you suppose Jesus made no reply when John said, "Now I know that you are the Deliverer?"
5. Why do you think Jesus did not go to visit John in prison?
6. What spiritual lessons can we learn from the death of John the Baptist?
7. What is the meaning of spiritual expectancy today?
8. Why do you think John's parents decided for him to become a Nazarite?
9. Was the expectancy of the Jewish people that the coming of the Messiah was imminent similar to the expectancy of the second coming of Christ before the coming of The Fifth Epochal Revelation?
10.What is the explanation of John's statement, "I beheld the divine spirit descending upon this man" (135:9.7) and "Only the eyes of Jesus beheld the Personalized Adjuster?" (136:2.3)
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