Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper
1: The Universal Father
1. In seeking to understand God,
to what extent do we "create him in our own image?"
2. How does the Urantia concept
of God compare with the God concept in Christianity?
3. How do we determine God's will?
4. What determines whether doing
the Father's will is primarily a negation of our will or an enhancement and
fulfillment of our will?
5. Why is God's indwelling of
our minds an "unfathomable mystery?"
6. If the existence of God is
primarily an intuitive mindal experience, what is the value of philosophical
evidence for the existence of God?
7. Why is the concept of personality
so important in understanding the nature of God?
8. What kind of perfection are
human beings capable of achieving?
9. What aspects of spiritual perception
do human beings have?
10. How should we relate to God's
partnership with us in our struggles and problem solving?
11. Why is dedicating ourselves
to the Father's will the only gift of "true value" which we can make to God?
12. How do we relate to the idea
that God struggles and suffers with us?
13. Why is experience so important
in understanding God?
A Service of
The Urantia Book Fellowship