Christian Today offers a perspective on the question, ‘I love Jesus, but do I need church?’ “Let’s be honest: the hesitation some people have toward church is not unfounded. The past few decades have brought deeply painful revelations about the church – abuse, manipulation, scandal, and hypocrisy.”

“We’ve all heard the phrase “Be the change you want to see” and, yes, sometimes we can feel like we’ve heard it one too many times. But there’s real wisdom in these words. Rather than walking away, can we be the ones to roll up our sleeves and put in the hard work of building the Church God wants to see in this world? That can’t happen if we’re not a part of it.” 

The Urantia Book is not anti-church. It teaches us that “all live religions encourage human friendship, conserve morality, promote neighborhood welfare, and facilitate the spread of the essential gospel of their respective messages of eternal salvation.” Read More

And: “There is great hope for any church that worships the living God, validates the brotherhood of man, and dares to remove all creedal pressure from its members.Read More

It emphasizes lasting peace, urging believers to reject violence, foster reconciliation, and invest in “weapons of peace” to combat hunger and division.

Click to Discover the Final Days of Jesus in Paintings & Text Inspired by The Urantia Book 

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Click to Watch the Video describing Kheresa in much the same way that The Urantia Book does, and it is interesting to see the modern discovery of this little town that was supposed to be a place of rest for the Master.

The story of the events in Kheresa varies greatly from the Bible story of a legion of evil spirits that causes a herd of swine to jump from a cliff. Read the true story of Amos, the Kheresa lunatic, and why those pigs really ran off the cliff

Valentine’s Day is a day to show extra special love to your beloveds but it might also be a day to consider getting in touch with your spiritual self. It can also be a day to honor the divine—God. You can also create magic by getting in touch with your heart center—that is, spend time by yourself and engage in self-love while honoring our wonderful universe. Read How

Love is more than a feeling. All true love comes from God, and the decision to love is the means by which we can actually share that love – let it flow through us to our world. The Urantia Book actually defines love as the “desire to do good to others. Read More 

Here is one example from The Urantia Book Papers: “If each day or each week you achieve an understanding of one more of your fellows, and if this is the limit of your ability, then you are certainly socializing and truly spiritualizing your personality. Love is infectious, and when human devotion is intelligent and wise, love is more catching than hate. But only genuine and unselfish love is truly contagious.” Read More 

A recent survey, The State of Theology, revealed that 64 percent of American evangelicals believe “everyone is born innocent in the eyes of God,” and 53 percent believe “everyone sins a little, but most people are good by nature.”  Read More

In The Urantia Book Jesus teaches: “Do not become discouraged by the discovery that you are human. Human nature may tend toward evil, but it is not inherently sinful.”  Read More

In Paul’s theory of original sin, the doctrines of hereditary guilt and innate evil and redemption therefrom, was partially Mithraic in origin, having little in common with Hebrew theology, Philo’s philosophy, or Jesus’ teachings. Some phases of Paul’s teachings regarding original sin and the atonement were original with himself.” Read More

 A Note about original sin from the editors: This finding could be evidence of the Spirit of Truth that is alive and working in the world through those who truly follow Jesus. Jesus is clear about this concept in the teachings of The Urantia Book. To read more abut the so-called “fall of man,” Read More