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This is salvation

Posted by ron on Oct 18, 2012 in theology | 1 comment
line This is salvation, if I may use that term, to the Quaker. We don’t believe God becomes present in our lives when we go to an altar and invite Jesus into our hearts. We don’t believe our kneeling at altar changed God’s mind about us. That belief is 19th Century Revivalism, not Quakerism. Nor do we believe God becomes present in our lives when we’re baptized in water by someone the Church has authorized to do that. Water can do wondrous things, but it is not a magic potion. We believe God has always been present in us. We believe authentic spirituality is about becoming more aware of God’s presence in us and others."

- Phillip Gulley (The Quaker Basics, Part 1)



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  1. Bonnie Klatt
    Posted on October 19, 2012

    Thank you, Ron, for sharing this quote. I agree completely! When everyone awakens to the truth that God is present in each one of us and begins to acknowledge this presence of God within the other, then we can finally set a course for world peace. For how can one hate the other who has the same presence of God within that is in oneself?

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