Exploring Nathaniel's Character

Exploring Nathaniel's CharacterExcerpt from, Son of Man: Urantia, Chapter 18, pt. 2, The Twelve ApostlesNathaniel was single and the only one of the children still living with his parents, who were old and weak and relied on his support. Nathaniel and Philip had entered a couple of business ventures in the past, and he was thinking about becoming a merchant to make his living. He was the best educated of the apostles, except for Judas Iscariot. It was the other apostles who gave Nathanael his nickname that meant, more or less, that he was an honest, sincere man that would not trick a person when doing business. This was his most important virtue. His greatest shortcoming was his extreme pride in anything personal, like his city, family, nation, or reputation. Pride, like many traits, is only commendable to a certain point. After that, it becomes prejudice. This caused Nathaniel to be quick in prejudging people according to his personal opinions. For example, even before meeting Jesus, his first question to Philip was if anything good could come out of Nazareth. But with that said, Nathaniel was not stubborn, and he could change his mind like he did with Jesus as soon as he looked into his face.PDF (Free or donation): https://son-of-man-urantia.sellfy.storeBook, e-book: https://www.lulu.com/search?page=1&sortBy=RELEVANCE&q=son+of+man%3A+urantia&pageSize=10&adult_audience_rating=00Godspeed, everyone.Bob This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertakezer.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertakezer.substack.com/subscribe