Inner light


 
 

:For the episode, see The Inner Light.

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The concept of the Inner Light is central to many versions of Quaker theology. It refers to God's presence within a person and to a direct and personal experience of God. Friends believe that God speaks to everyone, but that in order to hear his voice, one must learn to be still and actively listen for it,--what Paul Lacout called a "silence which is active" http://quakersfp.live.poptech.coop/qfp/chap2/2.12.html. They believe not only that individuals can be guided by this Inner Light, but that Friends should meet together and receive collective guidance from God by sharing the concerns and leadings that he gives to individuals. In a Friends meeting it is usually called "ministry" when a person shares aloud what the Inner Light is saying to him or her.

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Inner Song
Inner Song
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Matisyahu: Light CD
Matisyahu: Light CD
Matisyahu: Light CD
Matisyahu: Light CD
Green Light (1937) (DVD)
Green Light (1937) (DVD)
Light Study I
Light Study I
Tide Light
Tide Light
Lion Light
Lion Light

~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
Synonyms for the Term
Basis for the Concept
Inner Light and Universalism
Inner Light in Contrast to Other Inner Sources
Inner Light in Contrast to Rules and Creeds
The Inner Light and the Bible
See also
 


 

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