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The Christ within (or sometimes ... Within) is a family of related theological terms emphasized in a number of Christian-oriented religious traditions.
The first use may be "[to be] closely united with Christ within you" in Imitation of Christ, generally attributed to Thomas à Kempis (died 1471).
It is especially associated with the Religious Society of Friends (largely in English-speaking countries, arising about 1650), where it is often equated with the Inner Light.
The American denomination Church of the Truth, emphasizing "empower[ing] all people to awaken the Christ within", was founded in 1913.
Alfred H. Ackley composed the hymn " He Lives" in 1933, including the lyric "He [Jesus Christ] lives within my heart".
Paramahansa Yogananda created his Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920, and died in 1952; "... The Resurrection of the Christ Within You ..." appears in the title of a work attributed to him and first published, posthumously, in 2004.
Category:Christian theological movements
Usage examples of "christ within".
Here hast thou no continuing city,(3) and wheresoever thou art, thou art a stranger and a pilgrim, and thou shalt never have rest unless thou art closely united to Christ within thee.
Was Buck able to resist Carpathia only because he had the Spirit of Christ within him?
But every now and then a dream comes up that is pure myth, that carries a mythic theme, or that is said, for example, to come from the Christ within.