MenuFor adult study: "With the Pharisees - Part 1"
The story summary and questions were written in a way that makes it possible to use a New Testament reference in place of the Urantia reference. A selected chapter from a 1932 book, titled Treasure-House of the Living Religions, supports a spiritual theme that is found within the story. Children will use a one page handout that includes a coloring picture.
Paper 167:1
The Urantia Book
The story summary and questions were written in a way that makes it possible to use a New Testament reference in place of the Urantia reference. A selected chapter from a 1932 book, titled Treasure-House of the Living Religions, supports a spiritual theme that is found within the story. Children will use a one page handout that includes a coloring picture.
Paper 167:1
The Urantia Book
There was a man who had dropsy
Students may read Paper 167:1
One Sabbath day, Jesus was invited for a meal at the home of a Pharisee. An uninvited man came in who was suffering from a condition known as dropsy. Jesus asked the guests, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” No one said anything. Jesus got up and healed the man. Then, he turned to the guests and asked what they would do if one of their animals fell into a well on the Sabbath day. Would anyone not pull the animal out immediately? Again, no one said anything.
Discussion Questions
Why did no one answer when Jesus asked them about helping the fallen animal? What was the purpose of doing no work on the Sabbath? Jesus did not carelessly break the law. He performed an act of kindness, which was greater than the law.
Procedure for using the PDF handouts with children
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Additional reading:
Read about unselfish service to "the least of these," and how religious law should not become sacred.
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Re: Unselfish Service
155:1.2 ... My kingdom is founded on love, proclaimed in mercy, and established by unselfish service. ...
188:4.9 ... The believer’s chief concern should not be the selfish desire for personal salvation but rather the unselfish urge to love and, therefore, serve one’s fellows even as Jesus loved and served mortal men.
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New Testament reference
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Chapter 20—Unselfishness—p.105
Let no one be for ever seeking his own good ;
but let each seek that of his fellow-man. (Christianity)
If creatures should know what wondrous fruit
Cometh from giving gifts,
They would give proper gifts, with undisturbed mind
Having put away all stain of selfishness.
Benefactors, losing their selfishness,
Enjoy the result of generosity. (Buddhism)
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