Uncertainty
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In the 23rd Psalm reference, it is acknowledged that one may face uncertainty in life. 48:6.12
Uncertainty, confusion, and doubt do not hinder survival; only resistance to the divine Monitor's guidance can prevent the evolving soul's ultimate destiny. 110:3.5
Early man lived in uncertainty and constant fear of chance, making life an exciting game of gamble where existence was the main interest and supreme fascination. 86:1.4
Face difficulties and uncertainties without fear, rise indomitably, maintain a well-balanced poise throughout every effort. 48:6.35
Ascendant pilgrims feast upon uncertainty, fattening upon disappointment, enthralling over defeat, invigorating in the face of difficulties, exhibiting indomitable courage, and exercising unconquerable faith. 26:5.3
In the Urantia Book
In predictions
- Absolutes cause unpredictability, as perplexity arises from encountering the mysterious co-ordinates of the Unqualified Absolute, the Deity Absolute, and the Universal Absolute in the universe. 4:1.8-9 7:1.9 9:6.8 12:6.4-7
- The unpredictability of the mind can be attributed to the incompleteness of the Supreme Being. 9:6.8-9 10:7.4
- Ultimate universe realities are not highly predictable, as matter, mind, and spirit unify in freewill beings, making decisions unpredictable. 12:6.5
- Time is an invariable element in the eternal quest for knowledge, with only increasing probability of approximation and the certainty of spiritual illumination in religion. 102:2.4
- Personality gives rise to unpredictability in the interrelation of physical, intellectual, and spiritual energies, and with due allowance for unexpected phenomena, including those from experiential Deity and the Absolutes. 12:6.4-5
- Statisticians may announce laws governing groups, but not for an individual, due to the unpredictability of ultimatonic axial revolutionary velocities and other influences, making atoms similar to persons in predictability. 42:7.10
- Uncertainty inherent in simultaneous measurements reveals the elusive nature of analyzing living protoplasm. 65:6.1
Embracing uncertainty
- The uncertainties of life and the inevitabilities of creature existence are not inconsistent with the sovereignty of God. 3:5.5
- Embracing uncertainty provides opportunity for hope in the grandeur of trust in human existence. 3:5.8
- Amidst the turbulence of the twentieth century, with economic upheavals and moral crosscurrents, sound religion can console and stabilize the uncertain. 99:4.6
- Embracing uncertainty is the secret to finding contented continuity in the mysteries of life. 39:5.9
- The essence of the Paradise adventure lies in navigating uncertainty with the security of divine love and eternal trust. 111:7.1
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.
- With God nothing impossible 26:5.3 — Gn 18:14; Jer 32:27; Mt 19:26; Mk 10:27; Mk 14:36; Lk 1:37; Lk 18:27.
- Soul knows, and knows now 102:2.4 — Ps 139:14.
- Uncertainty with security 111:7.1 — Mk 9:24; Ro 4:20; Ro 11:20-33.