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FELLOWSHIP. What Is Fellowship?. From Greek KOINONIA fellowship Acts 2:42 , communion 1 Cor. 10:16 , communication Philemon 6 , contribution Rom. 15:26 , distribution 2 Cor. 9:13 KOINONEO partakers Rom. 15:27 , share Gal. 6:6
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What Is Fellowship? • From Greek KOINONIAfellowshipActs 2:42, communion1 Cor. 10:16, communicationPhilemon 6, contributionRom. 15:26, distribution2 Cor. 9:13 • KOINONEOpartakersRom. 15:27, shareGal. 6:6 • KOINONOSpartnerLuke 5:10, companionHeb. 10:33, partaker1 Cor. 10:18,20 • KOINONIKOS1 Tim. 6:18 willing to share • Definition:“The laying aside of personal interest and joining with others for a common purpose.”
Components of Fellowship • Common purpose or goal Eph. 4:11-12 • Willing submission Phil. 2:1-4; 1 Cor. 14:27-33 • Common relationship 1 Cor. 12:12-13 • Common action1 Cor. 16:1-4 • or cooperative action 1 Cor. 12:14-26, 14:26 • Sharing benefits 1 Cor. 12:26, Rom. 15:26-27 • Sharing burdens (responsibilities) 1 Cor. 12:26 • Fellowship with God 1 John 1:3-4,7; 5:13 Eph. 4:15, Acts 2:38,41 • Fellowship with each other Eph. 4:16, Acts 2:42
Fellowship with God • Offered to everyone conditionally Titus 2:11-14 • Throughfaith 1 John 5:13,repentance 1 John 1:8-10, and obedienceto the gospel Rom. 6:17 • Madepartakersof the divine nature 2 Pet. 1:2-4 • We will strive to be like Christ 2 Cor. 3:18 • Welove others because God loves others 1 John 4:7-11, 20-21 • We will not seek friendship with the world James 4:1-4
Fellowship with Christians • Based on mutual fellowship with God 1 John 1:3 • God intended to make two become onein Christ Ephesians 2:11-22 • The moment one breaks fellowship with God, he loses fellowship with those who have fellowship with God • One sin can break fellowship with God by a refusal to repent and a persistence to continue in sin 1 John 1:6-2:2, Rom. 6:1-11 • Repentance for fellowship Acts 2:38, 8:18-24