Christ is within you

George Fox writes:
"But keep within.
And when they shall say, 'lo here,' or 'lo there is Christ,'
go not forth; for Christ is within you.
And they are seducers and antichrists,
who draw your minds out from the teaching within you.
For the measure is within,
and the light of God is within,
and the pearl is within you, which is hid;
and the word of God is within you,
and you are the temples of God;
and God has said, he will dwell in you, and walk in you.
And then what need do you have to go to the idols' temples without you?
The true church (the saints) is in God;"

The Bible says: Christ is within you. It is written "That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love," Ephesians 3:16 - 17. and "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?" 2 Corinthians 13:5. The Bible teaches thus that Christ is within us Christians, He dwells in our hearts by faith. The measure of Grace is within. It's written "But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ." Ephesians 4:7. Christ is the Light of God and the Light of God is within. "The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world."John 1:7 - 9 The kingdom of God is within us. "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21 it is like a pearl of great price "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it." Matthew 13: 45 - 46 We are the temples of God. It is written "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16 Christ is within us, He is the light that "[...] shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." John 1:5. And what to do with this light? - "Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men [...]"Matthew 5: 15 - 16.

Source: Collection of Many Select Epistles to Friends of That Ancient, Eminent,and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, George Fox, <http://www.hallvworthington.com/Letters/gfsection1.html>09.03.2017.