JOSEPH W. TKACH
PASTOR GENERAL

December 1987

Dear Friend:

Thank you for your recent inquiry. It is our pleasure to be of service.

You asked about "The Urantia Book."

"The Urantia Book" contradicts the Bible. It calls the creation week a legend and the Flood of Noah's time a lie devised by a Jewish priest during the Babylonian captivity. It states that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is a myth, that Adam and Eve ate from the tree of life, that Jesus Christ and Michael are one and the same, and that Jesus was not tempted in the wilderness for forty days.

These are but a few of the ways in which "The Urantia Book" disagrees with the Bible. The Bible tells us that "all scripture is given by inspiration of God" (II Tim. 3:16). God does not contradict Himself. From this we can conclude that "The Urantia Book" is not inspired by God. In fact, our observation is that it would tend to confuse and deceive.

Thank you again. If we can be of additional service. we hope you will let us know.

PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT