What is Fellowship

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What is Fellowship?

• Fellowship and unity of believers

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Importance of Fellowship

• Fellowship with God 1 Jno. 17
• Blood of Christ applied 1 Jno. 17
• Fellowship with apostles in eternal life 1
  Jno. 11-3
• Fullness of joy 1 Jno. 14

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Fellowship

• Can be understood 1 Jno. 519-20
• God calls men into it 1 Cor. 19
• Continued steadfastly in fellowship Acts 242
• Refuse fellowship with sin and error Eph. 511
• Abide in doctrine of Christ 2 Jno. 9-11

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Fellowship and Unity

• Unity Agreement the oneness that exists in
  is exhibited by fellowship
• Eph. 43-6 Unitythere is one
• 1 Cor. 110 Same thingno divisions perfectly
  joined togethersame mindsame judgment

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Defining Fellowship

• Spiritual participation or association to have
  a part Acts 242 Phil. 15
• Active 1 Jno. 16
• Fellowship is never applied in NT to social
  events (meals) or places (halls) 1 Peter 411
• Mutual 1 Jno. 17 Gal. 29-10 Phil. 415

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2 Corinthians 614-16
SIN DARK BELIAL UNBEL. IDOLS
RIGHT. LIGHT CHRIST BEL. TEMPLE
RIGHT. LIGHT CHRIST BEL. TEMPLE
SIN DARK BELIAL UNBEL. IDOLS
or

• FELLOWSHIP? (metoche) partnership, sharing in,
  partaking of
• COMMUNION? (koinonia) sharing in common, joint
  participation, association
• ACCORD? (sumphonesis) a sounding together
  (concord, KJV)

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2 Corinthians 614-16
SIN DARK BELIAL UNBEL. IDOLS
RIGHT. LIGHT CHRIST BEL. TEMPLE
RIGHT. LIGHT CHRIST BEL. TEMPLE
SIN DARK BELIAL UNBEL. IDOLS
or

• PART? (meris) a part as distinct from the
  whole, an assigned part, portion
• AGREEMENT? (sunkatathesis) a putting
  together or joint deposit, approval

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Fellowship Involves Unity (Oneness)

• Unity (oneness) results from fellowship
• Amos 31-3 Agreement enables unity of action
• Jno. 1720-21 Oneness of believers
• 1 Cor. 19-10 In the fellowship of the Son we
  can are to be united in mind judgment

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Fellowship With Christians

• Results from being in fellowship with God 1
  John 11-3
• 1 Jno. 219 Not of us because not of Gods
  truth (13 46)
• Acts 926-28 Sauls faithfulness (fellowship w/
  God) verified so that fellowship w/ the saints
  could occur!
• 1 Pet. 217 Brotherhood

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Fellowship With Sinners

• Results from being in out of fellowship with
  God! 2 John 9-11
• Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the
  doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who
  abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the
  Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and
  does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him
  into your house nor greet him for he who greets
  him shares in his evil deeds.

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Fellowship With Saints

• Results from being in fellowship with God! 2
  John 9-11 (cf. 3 Jno. 5-8)
• Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the
  doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who
  abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the
  Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and
  (does) bring this doctrine, receive him into your
  house (and) greet him for he who greets him
  shares in his (good) deeds.

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Basis for Fellowship among Christians

• Without common standard, fellowship unity are
  arbitrary, subjective fluid
• TRUTH 1 Jno. 16-7 Jno. 1717, 20-21
• Word of Christ 1 Tim. 63
• Pattern of sound words 2 Tim. 113

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Doctrine Affects Fellowship (Col. 317)

• 2 John 9-11 With both God and Man
• NOT to have ongoing fellowship where ongoing sin
  / error exist! Rev. 220-23
• Plan of salvation? Instrumental music?
• Monthly Lords Supper?
• Church support of human organizations?
• Social gospel?
• Aliens not under doctrine of Christ?

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Fellowship and Unity is not Based Upon

• Good intentions Prov. 1625 Matt. 7 21-23
• Personal relationships Eph. 57-11, 6
• Unity in diversity Gal. 21-5, 11-14 Jno.
  1720-21 1 Cor. 110, 13
• Clarity of topic 2 Pet. 315-16 Jno. 8 31-32
  (2 Cor. 113)

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Fellowship and Unity is Based Upon

• The doctrine of Christ 2 Jno. 9-11
• With the Father Son, Jno. 1423
• Keep His commandments, 1 Jno. 23-6
• Apostolic teaching, 1 Jno. 41-6
• Different gospel brings curse, Gal. 16-9

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Extending Fellowship (Gal. 29)

• We may have fellowship when we do not share in
• Teaching error, Rom. 1617
• Practicing error, Eph. 511
• Endorsing error, 2 Jno. 10-11
• (Tolerating, condoning, approving)

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Fellowship

• Always be in fellowship with God (1 Jno. 17 2
  Jno. 9)
• Will have fellowship with all like-minded
  practicing brethren
• Do not encourage those who go beyond the doctrine
  of Christ (2 Jno. 10-11)
• Unity of Gods people will be its blessing