Divine spark
The divine spark is a term used in various different religious traditions.
Gnosticism
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In Gnosticism, the divine spark is the portion of God that resides within each human being.[1]
The purpose of life is to enable the Divine Spark to be released from its captivity in matter and reestablish its connection with, or simply return to,
Christ is seen as a wholly divine being which has taken human form in order to lead humanity back to the Light.[2]
The
Gospel of St John
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Quakers
Protestant Christian set of denominations.
See also
- Enlightenment in Buddhism
- Inward light
- Manda (Mandaeism)
- Manda d-Hayyi in Mandaeism
- Nitzutzotin Judaism
- The Vitalistidea of the divine spark as cause of life
References
- ISBN 87-7876-283-9.
- ISBN 2-600-03075-1.
- ISBN 0-253-34372-0.
- ^ Fox, George (1903). George Fox's Journal. Isbister and Company Limited. pp. 215–216.
This is the word of the Lord God to you all, and a charge to you all in the presence of the living God; be patterns, be examples in all your countries, places, islands, nations, wherever you come; that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people and to them: then you will come to walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one; whereby in them ye may be a blessing, and make the witness of God in them to bless you: then to the Lord God you will be a sweet savour, and a blessing.
- ^ Benson, Lewis (1970). "That of God in Every Man" -- What Did George Fox Mean by It?. Quaker Religious Thought, Vol. XII, No. 2.
- ^ "Isaac Penington to Thomas Walmsley (1670)". Quaker Heritage Press.