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, 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 142:6
The Urantia Book
When Jesus was in Jerusalem, a religious ruler wanted to talk privately with him. Thus, Nicodemus came after dark one night. Jesus told Nicodemus that he must be born from above if he wished to see the kingdom of God. But Nicodemus wondered how it was possible to be born again. Then, Jesus compared the Spirit to the wind. He said we can hear the wind as it moves through the trees, but we can’t actually see the wind. “So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
Discussion Questions
What do you think it means to be “born of the Spirit”? This idea can seem rather mysterious, and Nicodemus struggled to understand this as well. Where is the Spirit? When we are born of the Spirit, we enter the kingdom of God.
God is concealed in every heart.
His light is in every heart. (Sikhism)
We know that we dwell in Him and He in us
because He hath given us of His spirit. (Christianity)
