What Quakers believe

[@joannforsberg8113]

Bonnie, as I have moved to the south. I am starting to attend a Quaker Church. In the 1800's Ancestors of mine were Quakers for generations on my Grandma Munn's side. It fits me perfectly today…. so when I return I shall attend a Quaker Church there. Here I will attend once a month as it is a distance. Bless you… Jo

[@davidbhege51]

+JoAnn Forsberg Where? I'm searching. 30220

[@neshobe]

+David B Hege See: www.quakerfinder.org

[@helenaclayton824]

I am proud to say I am a sincere seeker.

[@Mediamessengers]

I like the fact that you leave the services "unscripted" and leave freedom for God to move.

[@Nattleby]

I am a Quaker an a gun owner.

[@RodCornholio]

I support the Non-Aggression Principle (non-initiation of violence/force. This has led me to become very interested in The Society of Friends. Deep down, I might be a Quaker.

[@Maximillian-Tiberius-Rex]

there is that of god in everyone all people are equal before god Religon is about the whole life in stillness we find a deeper scence of gods presece true religon leads to respect for the earth and all life upon it each person is unique precious a child of god

[@danayroque7833]

wow you quaker guys are really cool I'm a wiccan and thought all christians were hateful and intolerant of different beliefs I'm glad i was wrong. that just goes to show you that when you think you believe certain ideas something comes along that completely goes against it but the ability to accept that knowledge with and open heart and mind is the very definition of tolerance.Also love the maturity and open mindedness of the comments it gives me hope that someday we can move out of the past

[@MaxGravitas]

Very informative, thanks. I was intrigued by the reference to a divine inner light in Quakerism that we access through silence. It seems to me that this is a yearning to get in touch with the 'image' that God has made us in. It's something that is universally common to all people. It's not just our conscience, but something more archetypal, something in our hearts and minds reflecting the divine image. Perhaps the apostle Paul was referring to it at Romans 2: 14,15: "For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,…"

[@johnraggett7147]

Last year, when I stayed at that most ostentatious 'steeple house' in the world and met the Pope, I was asked by a priest "What do Quakers believe?" I had to answer that I couldn't tell him because I didn't know them all. For Quakers, how you treat other people and the world is more important than what you believe. That's one of the reasons I like this Pope, he seems more interested in Christ's philosophy than the church's theology.

[@bobnicholas5994]

It amazes me that he would ask. I try to research every religion to get as much of the good parts and steal them to help me get even more closer in my relationship to God. Quakerism is like General Studies in college where we use everything to build our own path to pleasing God...

[@johnraggett7147]

Bob, I have no god to please. I am not superstitious. I just try to follow Christ's philosophy which has much in common with Confucius, Buddha and others. The most noble thing we can do is be kind to people. Unfortunately, as a species, we lack the emotional maturity to cope with our intellects.

[@bobnicholas5994]

That is so wonderful I am not superstitious either. I cant change everyone but I can change myself and be pleasing to everyone including myself. You can develop your own idea of what life is about. I think Christ or Jesus believed in God and He was part of his philosophy. I don't worry about other people. I try to help them as much as I can. Glad we got to interact. Good luck on your own personal studies.

[@johnstewart7025]

@@bobnicholas5994 It is funny in a way. If you believe in God, you can't be God.

[@bobnicholas5994]

@@johnstewart7025 we may all be one molecule or atom of God.

[@onemarktwoyou]

Goerge Fox was greatly misrepresented and as well the early Quaker movement. As someone who read George Fox's journel and some early Quaker writings, they clearly did not understand what Quakerism 'was'. The early Quakers were founded in the bible, modern quakers not so much. Quakers denouncing all forms of violence is part of the faith. The belief in equality among all and that each needs a "personal" relationship with the creator(Christian God) is core to the belief.

[@hippietreehuger]

George Fox was a simple Protestant scribe. He translated not only modern bibles but also some of the "forbidden knowledge of the Gnostics" as well. He gained some of this knowledge just from translating it. This knowledge also explains his use of the "Shared Inner Light" in many of his sermons & lack of material items & rituals to prove one's faith in God. Infiltration by secret societies & the Spanish flu decimated most Quaker groups & caused them to be absorbed into the many of the now modern Christian organized cults & churches that teach a corrupted version of the teachings of Jesus which came from the originators of the Catholic church & the brotherhood of the snake.

[@bobnicholas5994]

I don't look to George Fox as anything more than another person to use as a building block in my own personal quest to improve my personal relationship to God or a Creator. He started people thinking and he had value. It is just another way to complicate things that are simple. Be compassionate and kind work every day to be more pleasing to everyone. In your weakness show his strength.

[@marioriospinot]

Nice.

[@lv87]

No me queda claro en qué creen los cuaqueros. ?????

[@onemarktwoyou]

@TheUktruth The Quakers allowed the pagans to sit among them and in doing so drove out true believers. George Fox if he was alive to day would have to start all over again. Mr. Fox was a true believer, he stated G_d did not work for the priests. But Jesus taught freely and no man should be payed to spread G_d's words. In stating facts he had been beaten near death a few times. He thought though silence and patience G_d would reveal himself to you. Quakers were great at one time.

[@53081church]

acts 2:38 the salvation plan in the beginning

[@TrickTom]

Has the role of doctrine on "substitutionary atonement" changed in modern Quakerism to that from George Fox and if it has how?

[@johnstewart7025]

it seems george said more would be revealed

[@dungyidols]

I watched nine minuets and did not hear Jesus mentioned. My impression is that the Quakers like to speak about themselves and their business rather than Lord. Very telling this is.

[@hippietreehuger]

You are misguided and brainwashed by your own cognitive dissonance if you believe that anyone can tell anything about a faith in nine minutes. There are many paths which lead to God, it just depends where YOU start and the direction YOU go, not where someone else started and the direction THEY go.

[@talesoftheabyssub]

dungyidols not all Quakers are like that. mostly Quakers I talk to don't judge mentally like you just did.

[@hippietreehuger]

Your message was wrong 2000 years ago and still is. If you believe every word in every bible, it proves you are just a member of a cult, fyi: Jesus didn't write your bible nor did he ever say the words "I am the messiah, one and only Son of God" to say otherwise proves you are brainwashed to worship a false god.

[@bobnicholas5994]

Quakers believe in God and he was mentioned. We do a lot of thinking about how we can please God and live on earth. That requires constant analysis of what we are doing and our actions. So we express how we are thinking and that sounds like talking about ourselves because that is what we are doing. I know I have a great relationship with God and this works for me. Others need different settings to get where they wan to be in their relationship with God. Quaker meetings are for people who want to think and be open and not everything is as articulate or organized as other groups.

[@marqueemark5917]

Lots of gays