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Every human in
our world experiences moments of self-reflection, doubt and skepticism.
We search for answers that help us define God's role in our lives and
our relevance to the universe and beyond. These are not new questions.
The Urantia Book can be a valuable source of enlightenment and comfort
when a soul is faced with Life's Toughest Questions. Click on a question
you've struggled with and discover The Urantia Book's perspective on
some of life's most difficult and frequently-asked questions.
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There has long been speculation about the soul - what it is, where it
resides, how it is nurtured...but it is a fairly common belief that the
soul is the non-material component of a human being, a component that
posesses immortality. And this belief is true. Only the details have
been missing.
The Urantia Book dispels all doubt as to the soul's origin and purpose.
We learn that the soul is the spiritual counterpart of a human being
which is born at the moment of the person's first moral choice -
usually at about age five. Coincident with the first moral choosing,
this occasion also marks the arrival of the indwelling Spirit of God
into the mind of a human being. At this time, this brand new entity is
created, and its evolution and growth is continued throughout a
lifetime by every new choice towards the good, true and beautiful.
Rather than something that enters a human from without, the soul is
born from
within, and is nurtured by continued identification with the indwelling
Spirit of God. And at the end of life, it is this entity which survives
the death experience and goes on to eternal life.
Please see Jesus'Discourse
on the Soul for a far more inspiring
explanation than I can give...
Thank you for this important question.
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