Submission
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Jesus taught the active and alert submission to God’s will, emphasizing the importance of living in accordance with divine guidance. 140:8.3 142:6.8 181:2.15 182:2.1-2
The success of your Adjuster in piloting you through mortal life depends on your decisions, determinations, and steadfast faith, as they help you to cooperate and cease to resist. 110:3.2
As concerns the morrow, we are in Father's hands until we sit down with Jesus in his kingdom. 179:2.1
Find God by submitting to the indwelling spirit, and be guided unerringly to eternal union with the Universal Father. 2:5.5
Jesus admonished his apostles to submit to the will of the Father and go forth in humble obedience to do God’s bidding. 138:7.1
After diligently striving, embrace contentment and endeavor to optimize one's present circumstances. 149:5.3
The Holy Spirit, Spirit of Truth, is limited by our obedience, yet becomes increasingly effective for sanctification as we more fully obey divine leadings. 34:5.5
By following Jesus' teachings, we can live in his love as he abides in the Father's love. 180:2.2
Jesus’ personal, living, original, and purely spiritual faith securely held him in all situations, undaunted even by the threat of death. 196:0.5
Jesus brought to God the greatest of all offerings: the consecration and dedication of his own will to the majestic service of doing the divine will. 196:0.10
I will trust in the Lord with all my heart, not leaning on my own understanding, but acknowledging Him in all my ways for He directs my paths. 131:2.8
Letting go of God to awaken latent powers within, through spiritual communion and worship, is the key to inducing men to serve the purpose of enlightening, uplifting, and blessing countless souls. 160:3.1
Survival hinges on aligning mortal mind with the immortal spirit's mission of spiritual transformation by the Adjuster. 49:4.9
The apostles' surrender at Pentecost led to the intelligent self-surrender of receiving the spirits of God within them. 194:3.16
Let us go into Jerusalem to receive that which awaits us and fulfill the will of the heavenly Father. 171:8.14
Submission to the will of God is the key to attaining the high destiny established by a loving God. 2:5.5 5:1.12 110:3.2 117:5.2 (128:1.6,12) 130:2.2 131:2.8 133:7.10 135:11.3 136:4.4 136:6.4 138:7.1 140:8.3 142:6.8 144:5.95 146:3.5-7 149:5.3 168:0.11 171:4.7 171:8.14 178:3.3 180:2.2 (181:2.11,15) 182:2.1-2 186:2.3
Jesus fully understood the work before him, choosing to live his human life in submission to the natural and ordinary course of events, setting an example for all mortal creatures. 128:1.6 135:11.3 136:7.2-3 136:8.5-6 182:3.7 183:1.2 186:2.2-3
Surrender every wish and craving to spiritual growth for an enhanced elevation of values and meanings. 91:9.4
The fear of being controlled by a religion is a constant concern for thoughtful individuals. 195:9.6
Submission to the will of God does not submerge, but rather augments and enriches the individual personality in the great Deity adventure towards supremacy. 117:5.2
True religion is when man is permitted to be possessed by it, preparing him to bravely face the vicissitudes of life. 102:2.8
Yielding control of soul powers to the indwelling spirit leads to spiritual transformation and eternal existence in unity with God. 1:3.7 5:1.12 133:7.10 144:5.95 146:3.5-7 181:2.11
In the Urantia Book
Examples
- Despite the apostles' angry recriminations, Jesus did not change their seating at the Last Supper. 179:1.7
- Jesus, fully understanding the work before him, humbled himself and became obedient unto death, exemplifying submission to the will of the Father. (128:1.6,12) 136:6.4 171:4.7 182:2.1
- Jesus exemplified humility and obedience by living his human life in alignment with its natural flow, as seen in his choice to undergo the ultimate sacrifice on the cross. 128:1.6
- Jesus' silence in the face of humiliation by temple guards spoke volumes of his divine submission to the will of misguided creatures. 184:4.3-4
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Are you able to drink my cup? 181:2.15 — Mt 20:20-22; Mk 10:35-39a.
- Brethren angry at time 181:2.15 — Mt 20:24; Mk 10:41.
- James will “drink cup” 181:2.15 — Acts 12:1-2.
- Possess your souls in patience 181:2.15 — Lk 21:19.
- Different lengths of life 181:2.15 — Jn 21:22-23.
- Jesus speaks of end 179:2.1 — Lk 22:15-16.
- Wicked flee when none pursue 149:5.3 — Pr 28:1.
- Wicked like troubled sea 149:5.3 — Is 57:20-21.
- Spirit of Truth 34:5.5 — Ezk 11:19; Ezk 18:31; Ezk 36:26-27; Jl 2:28-29; Lk 24:49; Jn 7:39; Jn 14:16-18,23,26; Jn 15:4,26; Jn 16:7-8,13-14; Jn 17:21-23; Acts 1:5,8a; Acts 2:1-4,16-18; Acts 2:33; 2 Co 13:5; Ga 2:20; Ga 4:6; Eph 1:13; Eph 4:30; 1 Jn 4:12-15.
- Jesus loves you 180:2.2 — Jn 15:9-10.
- Jesus did His Father's will 196:0.10 — Mt 26:39,42,44; Mk 14:36,39; Lk 22:42; Jn 4:34; Jn 5:30; Jn 6:38-40; Jn 15:10; Jn 17:4.
- I will put my trust in the God of salvation 131:2.8 — Is 12:2. *I will trust the Lord with all my heart*: Pr 3:5-6. *The Lord is faithful*: Dt 7:9. *Just men shall live by faith*: Hab 2:4. *If you do not do good, it is because sin is at the door*: Gn 4:7. *Men reap the sin they sow*: Job 4:8. *Do not be angry because of those who do evil*: Ps 37:1. *If you worship iniquity, the Lord will not listen to you*: Ps 66:18. *If you sin against God, you will hurt your soul*: Pr 8:36. *God will bring all secret works to trial*: Ec 12:14. *As a man thinks, so is he*: Pr 23:7.
- Man cannot live by bread alone 160:3.1 — Dt 8:3; Mt 4:4; Lk 4:4.
- Not my will but yours be done 136:4.4 — Mt 26:39,42,44; Mk 14:36,39; Lk 22:42; Jn 4:34; Jn 5:30; Jn 6:38-40; Jn 15:10; Jn 17:4.
- Man not live by bread alone 136:6.4 — Dt 8:3; Mt 4:3-4; Lk 4:3-4.
- Son given life by Father 146:3.5 — Jn 5:26. *Living Spirit of the Father*: Job 32:8,18; Is 63:10-11; Ezk 37:14; Mt 10:20; Lk 17:21; Jn 17:21-23; Ro 8:9-11; 1 Co 3:16-17; 1 Co 6:19; 2 Co 6:16; Ga 2:20; 1 Jn 3:24; 1 Jn 4:12-15; Rev 21:3. *Believers receive spirit*: Jn 5:24.
- Jesus grieves over Jerusalem 171:4.7 — Mt 23:37-39a.
- Talk to apostles 171:4.7 — Lk 13:33-35a.
- Destruction of temple foretold 178:3.3 — Mt 24:1-2; Mk 13:1-2; Lk 21:5-6.
- Apostles warned to flee 178:3.3 — Mt 24:15-21; Mk 13:14-19; Lk 21:20-24.
- Jesus needs no defense by man 178:3.3 — Mt 26:53.
- Let spirit be in you as in Jesus 128:1.6 — Phil 2:5-8.
- No evil shall befall you 136:7.2 — Ps 91:10-12.
- Decides not to walk off temple 136:8.5 — Mt 4:5-6; Lk 4:9-11.
- Agony of Jesus 182:3.7 — Lk 22:44.
- Jesus refused to defend self 186:2.2 — Mt 26:60-62a; Mk 14:56-61a.
- Jesus answers questions about his divinity 186:2.2 — Mt 26:63b-64a; Mt 27:11; Mk 14:61b-62a; Mk 15:2; Lk 22:67-70; Lk 23:3; Jn 18:33-37.
- No answers to Herod 186:2.2 — Lk 23:9.
- No pearls before swine 186:2.2 — Mt 7:6.
- Live as if seeing invisible one 102:2.8 — Heb 11:27.
Where it appears
Submission is linked in 17 paragraphs of the text.