Fellowship and unity of believers

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Fellowship and unityof believers

• 1 John 11-7

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• Facts about Fellowship

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Bible Words2 Corinthians 614-16

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

FACTS
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Bible Words2 Corinthians 614-16

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

FACTS
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Fellowship Illustrated2 Corinthians 614-16
SIN DARK BELIAL UNBELIEVER IDOLS
RIGHTEOUS LIGHT CHRIST BELIEVER TEMPLE
FACTS
This fellowship is sin!
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Have No Fellowship With Sin!
SIN DARK BELIAL UNBELIEVER IDOLS
RIGHTEOUS LIGHT CHRIST BELIEVER TEMPLE
FACTS
Ephesians 511
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Fellowship of SaintsCommonality in Christ1
Corinthians 19

• Common salvation, Jude 3
• Common faith, Titus 214
• Common worship, Acts 242
• Common good, Acts 244 (432)
• Common suffering, Phil. 310

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The Basis of Fellowship is Not

• Good intentions, Prov. 1625 (Matt. 721-23)
• Personal relations, Eph. 55-11
• Unity in diversity, Gal. 21-5, 11-14 (Jno.
  1720-21 1 Cor. 110,13)
• Supposed clarity of subject, 2 Pet. 315-16
  (Jno. 8 31-32)

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Basis of FellowshipGospel Obedience1 John
15-7 23-6 2 John 9 John 1423

• Must first have fellowship with God
• If not with God, fellowship together is worthless
  (Eph. 511)
• Must live (walk) in light of truth to have
  fellowship with God

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• FOCUS OF Fellowship AND UNITY

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Unity of Saints is the Result of Fellowship with
Christ Ephesians 41-3

• Fellowship with Christ produces unity of mind,
  will action among Christians, 1 Cor. 19-10
• Fellowship implies unity, Acts 242, 44

Focus
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Fellowship and Unity Eph. 41-3 1 Cor. 19-10
Christian
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CHRIST
Christian
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Unity of Saints is the Result of Fellowship with
Christ Ephesians 41-3

• So When fellowship is disrupted by sin,
  division ultimately occurs Amos 31-3
• Between God man SIN (Isa. 592)
• Between Christians SIN (1 Cor. 1118-19)

Focus
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Unity is Disrupted by SinNo Fellowship!
Focus
Christian
Christian
Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?
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• Fallacies about Fellowship

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Social activities are a form of Bible
fellowship.

• Fellowship suppers, fellowship halls, etc.
• Fellowship never applied to social events or
  places in NT

False
Col. 317
1 Pet. 411
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Fellowship only occurs in the local church.

• Gal. 27-9 Different places
• 1 Cor. 1016-17 Separated by time distance,
  yet one
• Rom. 1526-27 Contribution (koinonia) of
  European saints with Jerusalem saints
• Phil. 15 (415) Support of preacher beyond the
  local church

False
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Fellowship may continue when collective action
is not involved.

• Ex. Unscriptural remarriage
• Its an individual issue, it does not involved
  collective action of the church, so we can agree
  to disagree.
• Fornication is not collective, action, yet it is
  a fellowship issue! 1 Cor. 51-6

False
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We may have ongoing fellowship in spite of
ongoing sin and error.

• Misuses of Romans 14
• Work structure of local church
• Adulterous remarriages
• Days of Gen. 1 are ages
• No eternal hell for wicked
• No stopping place!

False
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We may have ongoing fellowship in spite of
ongoing sin and error.

• Truth Doctrine morality do affect fellowship,
  2 Jno. 9
• Doctrinal error, 1 Tim. 63-5
• Moral sin, 2 Tim. 31-5
• Fellowship with God is broken when we teach,
  practice or encourage error, 1 Jno. 15-6 23-6

False
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We may have ongoing fellowship in spite of
ongoing sin and error.

• Do not have fellowship with those who are in sin
  or error
• Do not receive, or you have fellowship with their
  evil, 2 Jno. 10-11
• Do not be deceived do not be partakers, Eph.
  56-7
• Have no fellowship with, Eph. 511

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We may have ongoing fellowship in spite of
ongoing sin and error.

• We cannot have open-ended fellowship with sin or
  error
• Plan of salvation?
• Musical instruments in worship?
• Church support human organ.?
• Church sponsored, supported, provided social
  events?
• Aliens sinners not under doctrine of Christ?
  Adulterer may remarry?
• Teaching world was not created in 6, 24-hour
  days (Gen. 1)?

False
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Those Who

• Teach truth, Gal. 29
• Practice truth, Eph. 43
• Endorse truth, 3 Jno. 5-8

Fellowship
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Those Who

• Teach error, Rom. 1617
• Practice error, Eph. 511
• Endorse error, 2 Jn. 10-11

No Fellowship
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• Therefore Come out from among them And be
  separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is
  unclean, And I will receive you.

2 Cor 617
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