Quaker Jay’s Rantings
Interested in Quaker ways, Conservative Friends, seeking encouragement in your own walk of faith, or simply drawn to a life of greater simplicity and authenticity? I welcome you to explore my writings here. Some are simple. Others are more in depth. Nevertheless, my hope is that these writings offer clarity, insight, and inspiration as we all strive to live faithfully in the Spirit.
Friends and the Scriptures
From the very beginning, Friends have held the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in deep reverence. They testify that the Bible was written by men inspired by the Spirit of God and that it is “able to make wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 3:15). In the words of John’s Gospel, “These are written so that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name.” (John 20:31).
Yet early Friends made an important distinction that set them apart from most other Protestant traditions…..