MenuFor adult study: "Healing the Paralytic"
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 148:9
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 148:9
The Urantia Book
They made an opening in the roof above Jesus
Students may read Paper 148:9
Something unusual happened when Jesus was speaking to a large crowd inside a house. Several men lowered a man on a bed through the roof of the house. When Jesus saw the paralyzed man, he said, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” The Pharisees in the crowd heard this and judged his words to be blasphemy. Jesus, knowing what they were thinking, said, “The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then, at Jesus’ command, the paralyzed man arose and walked out.
Discussion Questions
The people were amazed at what happened, and they glorified God. But the Pharisees did not join in. Why? The paralyzed man received forgiveness of sin as well as healing for his body. Why do people say that forgiveness heals?
Procedure for using the PDF handouts with children
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Additional reading:
Read about the forgiveness of sin, which is defined as "deliberate disloyalty to Deity."
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Re: Sin
148:4.4 “Sin is the conscious, knowing, and deliberate transgression of the divine law, the Father’s will. Sin is the measure of unwillingness to be divinely led and spiritually directed.
148:4.6 “By nature, before the rebirth of the spirit, mortal man is subject to inherent evil tendencies, but such natural imperfections of behavior are neither sin nor iniquity. ...
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New Testament reference
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Chapter 43—Forgiveness—p.230
O God, Thou Sovereign widely ruling!
Release from us the sins we have committed. (Hinduism)
O Lord! Forgive us our sins, our mistakes in this our work;
And set our feet firm, and help us. (Islam)
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