Vanetics with Van of Urantia and Niánn Emerson Chase

Jesus of Nazareth was both the Son of God and the Son of Man. Yet His personality remained unified. Not only did he gain experience by living life as a part of his own creation, but he also revealed a perfect pattern of personality. Many people downplay the nature of God as a personality, preferring to think of God as an ‘energy’ or ‘force’ because humans don’t like to be told what to do.

The laws of the Universal Father are written; He is the Great Corrector. Jesus corrected others and revealed the nature of the Father in the flesh. The URANTIA Book reveals a more expanded concept of Jesus as Christ Michael of Nebadon, Creator Son of our Local Universe.

This teaching also contains comments from Minister Beyana Grace on ‘common sense.’

From a teaching from The URANTIA Book Paper 100, Section 7 - The Acme of Religious Living

Jesus Christ Michael, a Local Universe Creator Son, displays the essence of the Divine to his creation. He is the unified pattern of personality which represents the ultimate pattern of personality, the Eternal Son. This personality sonship extends to us human mortals; ascending sons and daughters of God the Father. In this way, we are all children of God; not spiritual orphans, but cosmic citizens of Divine Sonship.

Jesus revealed the full potential of a balanced and unified personality. In this way he fulfilled a religious life and a perfect example of true spirituality.

From a teaching from The URANTIA BOOK Paper 100, Section 7 - The Acme of Religious Living

The full title of this teaching is: "Geographic Consciousness Sectors in the New Millennium Based Upon Interuniversal Genetics and the Seven Psychic Circles of Spiritual Attainment, in Order to Achieve Planetary Unity."

The full title of this teaching is: "Geographic Consciousness Sectors in the New Millennium Based Upon Interuniversal Genetics and the Seven Psychic Circles of Spiritual Attainment, in Order to Achieve Planetary Unity."

“Energy follows thought” is a basic tenet of the Ascension Science teachings of Fifth Epochal Revelation.  Van of Urantia teaches “thought to disease” - the understanding that all disease has origin in thoughts that are out of alignment with God and out of divine pattern.  Fifth Epochal Revelation teaches that pride and selfishness are a result of the Lucifer Rebellion which started approximately 200,000 years ago and is the cause of the various forms of dis-ease on our world today.

Van of Urantia encourages prayer as an antidote to pride; prayer is an act of humility and thankfulness to God.  Prayer helps us overcome the lower nature.  Van shares this simple but powerful teaching, “We overcome evil by doing good.  The spirit is always stronger than the flesh.  Do the right thing.”

From a teaching from The URANTIA BOOK Paper 34, Section 7 - The Spirit and the Flesh

It is the ability to recognize God’s laws and the willingness to follow them that separates humans from animals as morally-conscious creatures.  In this episode, Niánn Emerson Chase discusses the relationship of the spirit and the flesh as taught in Fifth Epochal Revelation.  As animal-origin beings endowed with a fragment of God, our ascension path is to grow out of the animal nature and into spiritual sons and daughters.  God’s divine laws are given to lead our ascending souls on the journey to Paradise and personality perfection, and to assist and encourage us in the struggle to overcome our material nature with our higher, spiritual nature.

“Having started out on the way of life everlasting, having accepted the assignment and received your orders to advance, do not fear the dangers of human forgetfulness and mortal inconstancy, do not be troubled with doubts of failure or by perplexing confusion, do not falter and question your status and standing, for in every dark hour, at every crossroad in the forward struggle, the Spirit of Truth will always speak, saying, ‘This is the way.’” ~ The URANTIA Book, 34:7.8

From a teaching from The URANTIA BOOK Paper 34, Section 7 - The Spirit and the Flesh

The full title of this teaching is: The Difference Between Initiative and Self-Assertion, Responsibility and Exceptions in Divine Administration

The full title of this teaching is: The Difference Between Initiative and Self-Assertion, Responsibility and Exceptions in Divine Administration

In this episode Van of Urantia teaches about the absolutes of God and His cosmic laws of cause and effect.  When we accept God as our Father, we should begin to realize we are called to follow His will for our lives.  This is where we find divine order, safety and protection.  A good father is a protector.

God set the cosmic absolute laws of cause and effect in motion for all eternity for the good of all.  Lucifer denied God and His laws, bent truth and caused confusion and chaos on our world and others.  Without God’s absolutes we waiver and this is the harvest of the Lucifer Rebellion we reap in our world today - selfishness and greed.

Van of Urantia teaches about the ascension path and the power of our choices.  We have all been affected by the fallen concepts of the Lucifer Rebellion and need to understand what they are in order to make the changes for healing and spiritual growth at this time of purification our world is in.

“We are coming to the close of everything that’s ugly and terrible, and we’re coming to the world of beauty, understanding, compassion, sensitivity, kindness...that’s the world we’re coming into.” ~ Van of Urantia

From a teaching from The URANTIA Book, Paper 156, Section 2 - “Teaching in Sidon”

In Jesus’ day many people missed the opportunity for their highest spiritual growth due to religious pride, and we still wrestle with this problem today.  In this teaching Niánn Emerson Chase draws from a section in The URANTIA Book called “Teaching at Sidon” about a point in Jesus’ teaching mission in which many of his own Jewish people were in hostile array against him because he refused the political and religious positions they wanted him to take up.  The Jewish leaders of that time were stuck in static religious doctrine and comfortable in their positions of power.  They refused to accept the expanded spiritual teachings of Jesus that would change their lives.

Continual spiritual progress and openness to the leading of the Spirit of Truth is essential for soul growth.  If we become too attached to our positions or perspectives, too crystalized in our beliefs and agendas, we may miss the next revelation of truth God is bringing us.

From a teaching from The URANTIA Book, Paper 156, Section 2 - “Teaching in Sidon”