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The natural family and the family of god are the most dynamic institutions formed by god. The extracts in this new edition are organized according to subject matter and include a number of passages not available in previous editions. The urantia book is a wakeup call to our planet from the rest of the inhabited universe, telling us where we are, who we are, and why we are, as individuals and as a collective human family. Then there is marriage in its true sense the threedimensional marriage, where two individual people join to create a third reality a life together. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This introduction is evidently american, and written by someone who still hasnt fully escaped the post. On marriage and family life english and ancient greek.
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