Quakers place their emphasis on a change of heart rather than a change in behavior. We believe that behavior will change when a person is in the right relationship with Christ.
Quaker’s (Friends) believe in the essential doctrines of most Protestant churches. We believe :
- that the Bible is the infallible, inspired word of God and is to be accepted literally, unless the text specifies differently.
- that the Godhead consists of the Trinity – God the Father, Jesus the Son and Holy Spirit.
- that Jesus pre-existed His earthly birth.
- that Jesus was born of a virgin.
- that Jesus lived a perfect, sinless life.
- that everyone is a sinner and because we have all sinned, we could never be good enough to please a Holy God. We could never get to Heaven on our own.
- that Jesus willingly took the punishment we deserved, that He died on the cross and rose again on the third day.
- that trusting in Christ is the only way to have eternal life.
- that all who come to Christ in repentance and put their trust in Him – His birth, death, and resurrection – will inherit eternal life.
– Sandy Boswell