Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper 154:
Last Days at Capernaum
1. Is the testing of opposition basic to determining
the level of our commitment to spiritual ideals?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages
of congregational control of local religious organizations?
3. What kind of prayer is appropriate when we
suffer from illness?
4. Why does the spiritualization of the human
soul usually require suffering?
5. What spiritual principle underlies the separation
of religion from State regulation?
6. Are the teachings of Jesus primarily an ideal,
or are they the ground of practical reality?
7. Why was Jesus' family agreeing with the Jerusalem
authorities rather than Jesus?
8. Was the closing of the synagogues
to Jesus and his followers the beginning of a religious movement separate
from Judaism?
9. Who are the inspired David Zebedees
of today?
10. Was this last year of opposition
by the Jewish authorities more fruitful than the earlier years?
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The Urantia Book Fellowship