Comments - The True Church: A Quaker Approach, Part 1 - New Foundation Fellowship2024-03-29T15:06:05Zhttp://nffquaker.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6286598%3ABlogPost%3A26301&xn_auth=noThe parable of the Banquet (M…tag:nffquaker.org,2015-10-04:6286598:Comment:266032015-10-04T13:15:45.129ZPatricia Dallmannhttp://nffquaker.org/profile/PatriciaDallmann
<p>The parable of the Banquet (Mt. 22:1-14 and Lk.14:15-24) came to mind when I read this. All are invited into the Kingdom of God, but many will not come. In the Luke version, the host of the banquet then instructs his servants to bring in the poor, the halt, the maimed, and the blind. Such are they who feel the need of own souls. All, however, are in such need, whether they have the courage to feel and see it or not.</p>
<p>The other idea that I had when reading this pertains to the excerpt…</p>
<p>The parable of the Banquet (Mt. 22:1-14 and Lk.14:15-24) came to mind when I read this. All are invited into the Kingdom of God, but many will not come. In the Luke version, the host of the banquet then instructs his servants to bring in the poor, the halt, the maimed, and the blind. Such are they who feel the need of own souls. All, however, are in such need, whether they have the courage to feel and see it or not.</p>
<p>The other idea that I had when reading this pertains to the excerpt from Fox that upholds the unchangeable "true church of Christ." One of the errors of Liberal Quakerism is to misinterpret the doctrine of continuing revelation to dismiss the essential foundation of our Quaker faith, which is Christ. The error is the result of carnal-mindedness that does not see the unvarying power of the Lord ever poured out upon the temporal, and therefore changing world. It is this element of change in the world to which the constant of God's power in Christ makes response in continuing revelation. </p> Thanks for that, Ellis. Well…tag:nffquaker.org,2015-10-02:6286598:Comment:262082015-10-02T13:42:02.598ZAllistair Lomaxhttp://nffquaker.org/profile/1q0exj1yh6e79
Thanks for that, Ellis. Well reminded...
Thanks for that, Ellis. Well reminded... For any who are interested, F…tag:nffquaker.org,2015-10-02:6286598:Comment:264042015-10-02T12:49:51.534ZEllis Heinhttp://nffquaker.org/profile/EllisHein
<p>For any who are interested, Fox's <strong>To All That Would Know the Way to the Kingdom</strong> is available as a download from this site. Go to the Resources tab, select the Online Resources option. You can then click on the title of Fox's <strong>To All That Would Know...</strong> and the text should appear.</p>
<p>For any who are interested, Fox's <strong>To All That Would Know the Way to the Kingdom</strong> is available as a download from this site. Go to the Resources tab, select the Online Resources option. You can then click on the title of Fox's <strong>To All That Would Know...</strong> and the text should appear.</p>