The books teachings claim to be a clarification and expansion of christian belief. The urantia book shares the following general concepts with most christian faiths. Christianity has indeed done a great service for this world, but what is now most needed is jesus. And how do its doctrines compare with those of biblical christianity. We hope to have others who were there representing the urantia book join us on the show. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. Urantia book deviations from traditional christian theology meredith sprunger. I found the urantia book on our honeymoon, husband having carried it around like an old shoe, referring to it from time to timethinking he was saying cucaracha. Here are a few of the teachings of the alien revelators. The demographics of urantia book readership replicate the demographics in global christianityfrom the spiritualist fringes, through the evangelical christian and. Naturally, the next step is the proclamationthere is no other name under heaven given. Obviously, this book and its adherents are not representative of biblical christianitynot by any stretch of the imagination. At first glance this seems quite sensible, for it certainly requires an environment free of dogmatism to be able to hear talk of a new revelation.
The great cult mystery christian research institute. The urantia book and contemporary christian beliefs about revelation david kantor. Over 700 pages of the book are dedicated to christianity. If you have read the urantia book, what is your take on it. Sprunger has done extensive writing on topics related to the spread of the urantia book into the christian church. An introduction for conservative christians meredith sprunger. The bio leads with a quote from tchividjians 20 book, one way love, that insists christianity is not about good people getting better.
When most readerbelievers of the urantia book think of dialoguing with christians, they often look to liberal or mainline protestant churches. The urantia book is very similar to mormonism and christian science beliefs, and little, if anything, found within its pages, is scriptural. The urantia book and christianity by richard keeler, kristina. Its message, allegedly revealed by higher spiritual beings, is fundamentally at odds with biblical christianity. This document describes key doctrines of eastern orthodox christianity and explores their relationship to the teachings of the urantia book. The urantia book proclaims a different god, a different jesus, and a different gospel than the bible. The urantia book and emergent christians 0804 by the cosmic. Unlike christians, rationalists do not believe demons exist, so they cannot dismiss the difficulties posed by occult phenomena or the urantia book as manifestations of demonic power. The urantia book debunked in 3 mins michael of nebadon. The melchizedek teachings in the occident urantia book.
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