The Springs Are Opening
George Fox emphasizes the importance of walking in the truth and loving the Light to receive Christ and salvation.
George Fox emphasizes the opening of the spiritual springs and the refreshing of the soul through the love of God. He urges believers to walk in the truth and remain in the light of Christ, warning against turning away from the Spirit, which leads to self-separation and withering fruit. Fox highlights the importance of unity in the light, which brings fellowship with the Father and the Son, and encourages all to love the light as a pathway to salvation. He reassures that walking in the light is essential for receiving Christ and experiencing true oneness with God. Ultimately, he calls on everyone to cherish their souls by embracing the light and waiting for Christ, the Savior.
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FRIENDS, the Love of God is to you, the Springs are opening, and the Plants are refreshing with the living Waters. Now Friends, walk in the Truth as ye have received it; and wait in that which keeps you in the Yea and Nay, in the pure Communication, in the Good Manners.
Ye that turn from the Light, ye turn from Christ . . . and ye that walk in the Light, ye walk after Christ, and he is your Way. . . . And ye that turn from the Spirit, . . . and ye that get up into Presumption . . . which leads into Self-Separation: . . . this Fruit will wither, which is natural Knowledge and is to be condemned with the Light, which never withers, . . . which all the Children of the Light walk in . . . Which Light walking in, it will bring you to receive Christ, from whence it comes, here is the Way of Salvation. . . . And the Son of God is but one in all, Male and Female; and the Light of God is but one. So all walk in it, to receive the Son; in which Light is the Unity which brings to Fellowship with the Father and the Son. And the Oneness is in the Light, as the Father and the Son is one, and brings you to, where he is, out of the World, from the World, and not to be of the World. . . .
Thou that lovest thy Soul, love the Light to wait for Christ, the Saviour of thy Soul.
Sermon Outline
- The Springs of God's Love
- Walking in the Truth
- Consequences of turning from the Light
- The Way of Salvation
- Receiving Christ through the Light
- Unity and Fellowship with God
Key Quotes
“Ye that turn from the Light, ye turn from Christ . . . and ye that walk in the Light, ye walk after Christ, and he is your Way.” — George Fox
“Thou that lovest thy Soul, love the Light to wait for Christ, the Saviour of thy Soul.” — George Fox
Application Points
- We must walk in the truth and love the Light to receive Christ and salvation.
- Turning from the Light separates us from Christ and leads to spiritual withering.
- Loving the Light helps us wait for Christ, the Saviour of our souls.