For adult study: "The Nobleman's Son"
Paper 146:5
The Urantia Book
Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him
Students may read Paper 146:5
Jesus went to the city of Cana. A nobleman came over from Capernaum and begged him to heal his gravely ill son. Jesus said, “Except you see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” After a moment, Jesus said, “Your son will live.” The nobleman believed, and he returned to Capernaum. On the way, his servants met him saying, “Your son lives!” and they told him when the fever broke. From that day on, the nobleman wholeheartedly believed, and his family also believed.
Discussion Questions
What are “signs and wonders”? Why did Jesus want people to believe without seeing signs and wonders? It turned out that the nobleman and his family became believers. What does it mean to believe wholeheartedly?
Procedure for using the PDF handouts with children
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Additional reading:
Read what Jesus said to the apostles about signs and wonders after the healing at sundown, which happened a month before the nobleman approached Jesus.
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Re: Wholehearted
155:6.17 ... But you who have been called out of darkness into the light are expected to believe with a whole heart; your faith shall dominate the combined attitudes of body, mind, and spirit.
156:5.7 ... Spiritual destiny is dependent on faith, love, and devotion to truth—hunger and thirst for righteousness—the wholehearted desire to find God and to be like him.
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New Testament reference
Not listed
The Revised Common Lectionary
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Chapter 34—Self-dedication and Divine Benediction—p.179
God is with you. Have no doubts in your heart (Confucianism)
The Lord, Who dwells in the hearts of all—
In Him seek refuge with all thy soul.
By His grace then thou shalt obtain
Supreme repose, the eternal seat. (Hinduism)
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