Some Quaker services consist of silent meditation only, while others resemble Protestant services. The Friends find no scriptural evidence or authority for any form or degree of sacerdotalism in the Christian Church, or for the establishment of any ordinance or ceremonial rite for perpetual observance. As Friends, we believe: God is our Father. God inspires it without error. Those who thus enter into oneness with Him become also joined in living union with each other as members of one body. The indwelling Spirit guides and controls the surrendered life, and the Christian’s constant and supreme business is obedience to Him. This transformation is wrought without the necessary agency of any human priest, or ordinance, or ceremony whatsoever. The Bible is God’s Word to all people, written by human authors through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Deploying people for Christian service. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. When Christ is seen as the only hope of salvation, and man yields to Him, he is brought into newness of life, and realizes that his sonship to God has become an actual reality. The Friends find no scriptural evidence or authority for any form or degree of sacerdotalism in the Christian Church, or for the establishment of any ordinance or ceremonial rite for perpetual observance. The Holy Spirit is our Comforter, Strengthener, and Guide. Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, hold beliefs that range from very liberal to conservative, depending on the branch of the religion. We believe in His conception by the Holy Spirit, virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, teachings, and that He offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on the cross. Our church is responsible to provide opportunities for fellowship, growth, teaching, and serving by using one’s spiritual gifts as given by the Holy Spirit. The Bible is the written Word of God, inspired by Him. Developing people for Christ-like maturity. In them, as interpreted and unfolded by the Holy Spirit, is an ever fresh and unfailing source of spiritual truth for the proper guidance of life and practice. © FRIENDS CHURCH 2017-2019 | info@friends.churchinfo@friends.church This comes through a personal faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior, who, through his love and sacrifice draws us to Him. Conviction for sin is awakened by the operation of the Holy Spirit causing the soul to feel its need of reconciliation with God. FC Fullerton is a group of believers who have organized themselves for doing God’s work. Evangelical Friends Church International (EFCI) is a branch of Quaker yearly meetings (regional associations) around the world that profess evangelical Christian beliefs. The Church is all people who trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. He is the ruler of all creation who also hears and answers prayer. The vital principle of the Christian faith is the truth that man’s salvation and higher life are personal matters between the individual soul and God. Sponsored link. Love Jesus! Instead, we seek to rediscover New Testament teachings and apply these age-old truths to our lives. This participation with Christ and apprehension of Him become the goal of life for the Christian. The Church is all people who trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Read the faith and practice statement of the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. He rose from the dead to demonstrate His power over sin and death. With faith in the wisdom of Almighty God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and believing that it is His purpose to make His Church on earth a power for righteousness and truth, the Friends labor for the alleviation of human suffering; for the intellectual, moral and spiritual elevation of mankind; and for purified and exalted citizenship. Instead, because the Quakers (The Friend's Church, Religious Society of Friends) believe in the inner light of God's presence, they wait for Him to speak to them before delivering a message. Our relationship to God as believers provides us with the privilege of moment-by-moment communion with God. The mission of the Church is to communicate the Good News of Salvation to people everywhere. He is a supernatural being who has always existed. You are important to us. The Bible is the written Word of God, inspired by Him. For more explicit and extended statements of belief, reference is made to those officially put forth at various times, especially to the letter of George Fox to the Governor of Barbados in 1671, and to the Declaration of Faith issued by the Richmond Conference in 1887. The Evangelical Friends Church does not advance new teachings or doctrines. By this high calling the Friends are pledged to the proclamation of the truth wherever the Spirit leads, both in home and foreign fields. A changed nature and life bear witness to this new relation to Him. The sinful condition of man and his proneness to yield to temptation, the world’s absolute need of a Savior, and the cleansing from sin in forgiveness and sanctification through the blood of Jesus Christ, are unceasing incentives to all who believe to become laborers together with God in extending His kingdom. Our beliefs. The Holy Scriptures were given by inspiration of God and are the divinely authorized record of the doctrines which Christians are bound to accept, and of the moral principles which are to regulate their lives and actions. This means that they can receive extra-biblical revelation which can lead to many heresies. Christ Himself baptizes the surrendered soul with the Holy Spirit, enduing it with power, bestowing gifts for service. God the Father is the creator of the universe and is a personal God who desires a relationship with all people. Mission statement. Beliefs. He is perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. Live Like Jesus! Sunday GatheringSundays // 10:00 amMuckenthaler Center1201 W. Malvern Ave.Fullerton, CA 92833, Office Contacthello@fcfullerton.org(714) 461-1925 (Call or Text)729 N. Harbor BlvdFullerton, Ca 92832. This is a time of remembering the death of our Lord Jesus Christ and for examining one’s life. Quote: "It's hard to love the questions when you live in a society obsessed with answers. At the moment we become Christians we are baptized into the Body of Christ, and this spiritual baptism is completely sufficient for the believer.
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