The Urantia Book
Cross-Referenced to the Bible
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102:00.01 Death inevitable, do not despair Ecclesiastes 1:1-8 (Compare) "The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing."
102:00.01 Death inevitable, do not despair Ecclesiastes 2:11-23 (Compare) "Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise?
Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten.
And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun.
This is also vanity.
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion.
This also is vanity and a great evil.
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night.
This is also vanity."
102:00.02 Faith dispels despair+ Romans 1:17 (Compare) "For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."
102:01.01 Divine things must be loved 1 John 4:7-8 (Compare) "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
102:01.01 Have childlike trust Luke 18:17 (Same) "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein."
102:01.01 Have childlike trust Mark 10:15 (Same) "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein."
102:01.01 Have childlike trust Matthew 18:3 (Same) "And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."
102:02.04 Grow in grace 2 Peter 3:18 (Compare) "But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and for ever.
Amen.
102:02.04 Soul knows, and knows now Psalms 139:14 (Compare) "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."
102:02.08 Live as if seeing invisible one Hebrews 11:27 (Reference) "By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible."
102:03.10 The infinite I AM Exodus 3:13-14 (Compare) "And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."
102:04.01 Let mind of Christ be in you 1 Corinthians 2:16 (Reference) "For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him?
But we have the mind of Christ. "
102:04.01 Let mind of Christ be in you Philippians 2:5 (Reference) "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus."
102:06.03 Religionist has faith God of love 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (Compare) "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."
102:06.07 Love fellows as I love you John 13:34-35 (Same) "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
102:06.07 Love fellows as I love you John 15:12 (Same) "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you."
102:07.05 Social fruits of spirit Ephesians 5:9 (Compare) "(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)"
102:07.05 Social fruits of spirit Galatians 5:22-23 (Compare) "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."