Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper 153:
The Crisis at Capernaum
1. How important is repeated decision-making
between right and wrong?
2. How do we recognize and partake of spiritual
realities in our material world?
3. With 2000 years of hindsight, how should we
view the Jewish leaders' treatment of Jesus?
4. Do we have ceremonials and rituals that should
be dropped or revised?
5. What is the reason that persistently iniquitous
persons are not forgiven?
6. When is confrontation the best defense of
spiritual truth?
7. How does one face seeming defeat in the spiritual
struggle of following and doing the will of God?
8. From a human point of view, was Jesus' claim
to be "one with the Father" defensible?
9. Did the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem really
listen to Jesus?
10. Why do some people still believe in the possession
by evil spirits?
11. Why did Jesus turn back the
popular enthusiasm for his ministry?
12. Do orthodox beliefs today stand
in the road of the advance of truth?
A Service of
The Urantia Book Fellowship