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The Outward and the Inward Christ
The Jesus of sacred history is the Christ of inward experience. All the qualities of that blessed life, the unfoldings of the Divine nature are available today through the Indwelling. God has revealed his mind through his son, but also in sacred literature. The public ministry of Christ was a constant fulfilling of the Scriptures.
Max I. Reich
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Obedience and Patience
Connected to obedience to God is patience. We will encounter trials and difficulties for our obedience to God. The resigned, humble mind knows all things work together for good.
Henry Tuke
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Silence
Being still before God is our soul’s deepest need. We must have quiet hours and times of waiting on the Lord. This is where we renew our strength.
Martin Hope Sutton
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On Ministry
The Gospel is a free gift from God. Vocal ministry is not the result of human wisdom or will, but rather a gift given by God.
Author Unknown
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A Key
Originally published in 1692, this tract was intended to explain Quakerism to those who did not know the truth about Friends. It is also a good introduction to new Friends and a refresher for old Friends.
William Penn
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A Quaker View of the Christian Revelation
The experience of the living presence of Christ is the basis for Quakerism. The continuing presence brings about a new relationship between God and individuals, but also between God and his people as a group.
John H. Curtis
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A Question of Authority
The tendency to rely on human leadership comes from people who are not “hearing” the message that God wants to lead them directly.
Nancy Goodwin
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A True Testimony Concerning My Faith in Christ
“I believe in Him, as he is the Minister of the sanctuary, and true tabernacle which God hath pitched, and not man; who by his power and spirit hath fitted and made many able and faithful ministers. He is the Minister of ministers.”
John Banks
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Concerning the order and government of the church of Christ, No. 1 and No. 2
These two tracts describe the proper ordering and functioning of spiritual religious society from extracts of the writings of Isaac Penington.
Isaac Penington
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Congregational Silence
When we wait upon the Lord, there are postures we take during worship. There is the silence of reality, the silence of reverence, the silence of recollection, and the silence of receptivity.
Max Reich