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Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper 151: Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside
1. In addition to requiring the individual to apply the message of stories or parables, what other positive qualities are provided by this method of teaching?
2. Why are fables and allegories not suitable for teaching spiritual truth?
3. Are the wisdom insights of the Parable of the Sower in harmony with our experience in our outreach attempts to share the Fifth Epochal Revelation?
4. How would you apply the insights of the parable telling of weeds being sown with the wheat? Is the lesson of this parable similar to the teachings of the parable of the sweep net?
5. How do we interpret the parable of the hidden treasure in the field and the parable of the pearl of great price?
6. Do human beings still tend to confuse coincidence with the miraculous?
7. How prominent is superstition in motivating our actions today?
8. Noting that Jesus complimented Peter and Nathaniel in their error, how can we apply this positive approach to teaching and discussion?
9. What is the meaning of Jesus' last presentation of the Parable of the Sower to the apostles?
10. What is the meaning of the Parable of the Mustard Seed?
11. How do we apply the parable of the leaven in the mean?
12. Why are human beings so subject to the influence of natural events, like the dogs and the swine, to support them in their belief in the power of the Spirit to support their lives?
13. Is witnessing to God's power in our lives more difficult in our home territory than in other places?
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