(The following extract is from a lead article in The Call 1998/2) For nearly three hundred and fifty years we have been repeatedly asked one question, amongst many: why is it that we do not baptize our folk with water? Our questioners cite much biblical precedent for the practice, and claim, not without strength to [...]
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‘Queries and Advice’ (Book of Discipline)
We now have some more copies of our ‘Queries & Advices’ booklet, as drawn up by our yearly meeting for 1993. Although we have since then been led to lay down the structure of a ‘Yearly Meeting’ (as a body of constituent local Meetings), willing to take it up again if the Lord should lead [...]
Posted by plainquakers on 10/05/2012
http://plainquakers.org/2012/05/10/queries-and-advice-book-of-discipline/
Why Silent Worship?
Silent worship, open worship, listening prayer and unprogrammed meetings are all essentially terms for the same type of worship. It is a time that people meet together to listen to God and to hear His message through themselves and others… People generally gather together without saying much. For a while they may just sit, listening [...]
Posted by plainquakers on 15/04/2012
http://plainquakers.org/2012/04/15/why-silent-worship/
A brief word of warning
A brief word of warning to those who get themselves into the seat of judgment in their own power. There are those, even some who profess Christ but are none of his, who accuse us of many things. To them I say that you are false accusers (2 Timothy 3:3) and shall be cast down [...]
Posted by plainquakers on 29/12/2011
http://plainquakers.org/2011/12/29/a-brief-word-of-warning/
A spirit to guard against
“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, [...]
Posted by plainquakers on 27/11/2011
http://plainquakers.org/2011/11/27/a-spirit-to-guard-against/
Friends in Christ new WordPress site now live.
This is just an introductory note to open our new site on WordPress.
Posted by plainquakers on 26/10/2011
http://plainquakers.org/2011/10/26/friends-in-christ-new-wordpress-site-now-live/
