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Definition of Christ within
1. Noun. A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul.
Generic synonyms: Ethical Motive, Ethics, Morality, Morals
Lexicographical Neighbors of Christ Within
Literary usage of Christ within
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"And they that profess a Christ without them, that have a Christ without them,
and another christ within them, here are two; for if it be not the same Christ ..."
2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"And christ within is light; and the apostle bid the Corinthians examine themselves,
and prove themselves, and know themselves, ' how that Jesus Christ was ..."
3. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, and Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans (1844)
"Or must all be excluded any true knowledge or faith of christ within them, unless
they have the knowledge of Christ as without them f No sure! for that ..."
4. Memoirs of the Life and Religious Labors of Edward Hicks: Late of Newtown by Edward Hicks (1851)
"... and bloody warriors to sheathe the sword for ever. and the Lo-theres, to the
kingdom of God within them, to an omnipresent SAVIOUR, a CHRIST within, ..."
5. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Fox, Thomas Ellwood (1832)
"christ within, which he hath enlightened you withal: ye are such as ' follow that
which Christ cried wo against, that go not in Christ's way, ..."
6. An Humble, Earnest, and Affectionate Address to the Clergy by William Law (1856)
"... but because it is that very christ within us, without whom we can do nothing.
But if without Christ we can do nothing, and yet all things are possible ..."
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