Shine as a light in the world

“That none be busy-bodies in others’ matters, but each one to bear another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ; that they be sincere and without offence, and that all things which are honest be done without murmurings and disputings; that they may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, amongst whom they may shine as lights in the world.“

— Advices from a General Meeting held at Balby, Yorkshire, 1656

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Be sincere and without offense.

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What does it mean to you to live truthfully?

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  • General Meeting held at Balby, Yorkshire

    The first meeting of Friends from different parts of Britain to be organized was at Balby in Yorkshire in 1656. This consisted of representatives from meetings in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire "to consider of such things as might (in the Truth's behalf) be propounded unto them; and to enquire into the cause and matter of disorder, if any be."

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