The True Christian’s Faith and Experience #026 Miracles (part 2 of 2)

This podcast is the second of a two part episode covering Chapter 18 of The True Christian’s Faith and Experience concerning Outward and Inward Miracles.To be cleansed of sin and know it stopped, and the heart and mind cleansed of all that would defile it are greater miracles than outward physical miracles. These inward miracles are of absolute necessity, to be known as performed by Christ, in every true Christian now as before.  Otherwise, there is no resurrection to eternal life or entrance into the way of salvation.  Shewen remembers when he was a Christian in name only, of hearing of God wooing and beseeching all mankind, through His universal love and Light, to be reconciled to Him and to be converted and healed out of the degeneration mankind has run into through sin.  However, mankind slights this great love and resists and looks down on this Light and Holy Spirit which would work all these things in him and for him.   The work of the new creation is greater than the work of the old.  The nominal Christian will say this, but he is not an experiencer of this new creation in his own heart. When he hears of the things that a true Christian proclaims, he slights them and will not believe them, such as the mighty works which God has done in him, how He has raised him from death to life, from sinning to righteousness and how he now sits in heavenly places with Christ.  As the Jews of old judged and condemned Christ and His mighty works, so the nominal Christian today judges and condemns Christ and His works in His spiritual appearance in the hearts of men in which he has wrought inward miracles.  There are many who are living monuments of these inward miracles.    References:The True Christian’s Faith and Experience Briefly Declared.  The quote in our introduction was from vocal ministry given by Thomas Wetherald at Rose Street Meeting, New York City, Sixth Month 1st, 1826.  The text of this ministry has been reprinted by Quaker Heritage Press. A complete list of our podcasts,  organized into topics, is available on our website.We will be publishing video interviews with Conservative Friends on YouTube.  See our YouTube channel.  The first interview is with Susan Smith. To learn more about Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), please visit  ohioyearlymeeting.org. Those interested in exploring the distinctives of Conservative Friends waiting worship should consider checking out our many Zoom Online Worship opportunities during the week here. All are welcome! We also have several Zoom study groups.  Check out the Online Study and Discussion Groups on our website.   Advices read in these podcasts can be found on page 29 in our Book Of Discipline.We welcome feedback on this and any of our other podcast episodes.   Contact us through our website.