I was a Quaker for a long time. I was at a meeting preparing for a Monthly Meeting weekend and was told firmly not to use the word God since many Friends did not like the word. The early Quakers are amazing and I am currently reading James Nayler who was deeply Christ centered. Nayler presents a deep and pure Christianity and has views that few modern Friends would accept. It’s perhaps a shame that the approach of George Fox became dominant, and Nayler was suppressed.
I have pretty much the same perception and experiences as Mary Jo. When you have a real experience of God, there is no point going down the road of dogmas and 'beliefs'. I appreciate her reminder for the need for daily (not weekly) silence for seeking God. The following speaker has expressed his own personal experiences, which is all that matters in the END. I haven't ever read the quaker manual, but I do study the Bible (but I have had the advantage of a Christ -inspired teacher to help in understanding scriptues from a spiritual point of view only - there is a lot of misinterpretation which could put people off the Bible)
That ex-Muslim is about 1/3rd of the Asian/nonWhite population of British Friends. If this is the future of Friends, you've got about 15 years left-not a single head without grey hair on it.
***** And you're following me around, which means you've got to have at least a small hive buzzing around between your ears. Anything that I said for which you have contradictory evidence? Anything I said that's wrong? Or would you prefer passive-aggression and dancing around the issue of Quaker decline and the Society of Friends' demographic profile?
So? As stated in the video, not all Quakers believe Jesus was God. Most do, but not all, and that is ok. What brings us together is our commitment to the spirit of love in everyone, which may or may not be Jesus.
Thank you for posting and sharing this. Live in the present moment and share the love that is within is what I got from it. We are love
I was a Quaker for a long time. I was at a meeting preparing for a Monthly Meeting weekend and was told firmly not to use the word God since many Friends did not like the word. The early Quakers are amazing and I am currently reading James Nayler who was deeply Christ centered. Nayler presents a deep and pure Christianity and has views that few modern Friends would accept. It’s perhaps a shame that the approach of George Fox became dominant, and Nayler was suppressed.
Jesus said," am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me."
I have pretty much the same perception and experiences as Mary Jo. When you have a real experience of God, there is no point going down the road of dogmas and 'beliefs'. I appreciate her reminder for the need for daily (not weekly) silence for seeking God. The following speaker has expressed his own personal experiences, which is all that matters in the END. I haven't ever read the quaker manual, but I do study the Bible (but I have had the advantage of a Christ -inspired teacher to help in understanding scriptues from a spiritual point of view only - there is a lot of misinterpretation which could put people off the Bible)
That ex-Muslim is about 1/3rd of the Asian/nonWhite population of British Friends.
If this is the future of Friends, you've got about 15 years left-not a single head without grey hair on it.
*****
And you're following me around, which means you've got to have at least a small hive buzzing around between your ears.
Anything that I said for which you have contradictory evidence? Anything I said that's wrong? Or would you prefer passive-aggression and dancing around the issue of Quaker decline and the Society of Friends' demographic profile?
Rather sad !
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No on comes to the Father except by Me"
So? As stated in the video, not all Quakers believe Jesus was God. Most do, but not all, and that is ok. What brings us together is our commitment to the spirit of love in everyone, which may or may not be Jesus.