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Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper 2: The Nature of God1. Can we imagine a being who perceives the past, present , and future at once? What is the fallacy of abstraction?
2. Why do people plead for mercy when they know that God is merciful and loving beyond human comprehension?
3. Why did Biblical writers talk of God "repenting and changing his mind?"
4. Why do people try to bargain with God and ask him to change universe laws for their benefit?
5. How does the atonement doctrine view God's basic nature?
6. Is the self-destruction of iniquity a more reasonable result of dedicated sinfulness than an eternal hell?
7. Does contemporary religion overstress morality at the expense of other aspects of truth, beauty, and goodness?
8. Is the relativity of all human knowledge a threat to inner peace?
9. In what sense is disappointment and sorrow not a reality?
10. How do we unify energy systems, idea systems, and spirit systems?
11. What do you suppose are some of the limited aspects of the human mind which make it so difficult to enlarge our concept of God?
12. How does God attenuate himself to be able to communicate with the finite mind?
13. If we cannot change God's mind by our prayers, why should we pray?
14. Why is the revelation of God made by Jesus of Nazareth the best picture of God's nature available to humankind?
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