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Biblical Fellowship An Illusive Ideal

Biblical Fellowship An Illusive Ideal. Class – 1: The Ideal of Biblical Fellowship Class – 2: Fellowship – The Master Speaks. Class – 3: Fellowship: Complexity and Perplexity – Today.

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Biblical Fellowship An Illusive Ideal

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  1. Biblical FellowshipAn Illusive Ideal • Class – 1: The Ideal of Biblical Fellowship • Class – 2: Fellowship – The Master Speaks. • Class – 3: Fellowship: Complexity and Perplexity – Today.

  2. Class – 1, SaturdayThe Ideal of Biblical Fellowship************************ I John 1: 3, 7 “…. That you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son, Jesus Christ.” “…. we have fellowship one with another.” (Bro. Gerald Sankey Ontario Spring Gathering – 5/2011)

  3. Biblical Ideals • Fellowship • God - Manifestation • Marriage • Holiness • Perfection • Purity of the Truth • Discipleship • Love (Agape)

  4. “ Men were not ushered into being for the purpose of being saved or lost, Eternal Fellowship, by means ofGod Manifestation, not human salvation, was the great purpose of the Eternal Spirit.The salvation of a multitude is incidental to the manifestation but was not the end proposed. The Eternal Spirit intended to enthrone Himself on the earth, and in so doing, to develop a Divine family from among men….. and that this family shall be large enough to fill the earth when perfected ……” (J. Thomas, Herald of Kingdom, 1858)

  5. Webster’s Dictionary“Ideal” • a norm of perfection to be aimed at. Idealism • a tendency to seek the highest spiritual perfection.

  6. Fellowship – koinonia – a word study • The word koinonia occurs about twenty times in the New Testament. It can refer to: • A. Sharing of one’s goods: + To make a certain contribution for poor saints (Rom.15:26) + fellowship (joint participation-Diag.) of the ministering to the saints. (2Cor.8:4) + They glorify God…for your liberal distribution unto them. (2 Cor.9 : 13) + But to do good and to communicate forget not. (Heb. 13 : 16)

  7. B. Participation in a common life of faith + They continued in the apostle’s doctrine and fellowship, and breaking of bread, and in prayers. (Acts 2 : 42) + The right hand of fellowship (Gal.2:9) (A partnership of preaching the gospel). + For your fellowship in the gospel…(I thank God)….” (Phil.1:5) + “Fellowship of the Spirit” (Phil. 2:1) + “For your fellowshipis with the Father and his Son…If we walk in the light…we have fellowship one with another” (I John 1:3,7).

  8. C. Association with Christ and his Father + “By whom (i.e.,God) ye were called unto fellowship of his Son. (I Cor.1:9) + “The cup… communion of the blood of Christ; the bread … communion of the body of Christ.” (2 Cor.10:16) + “What communion hath light with darkness.” (2 Cor.6:14)

  9. + “The fellowship of the mystery (Eph.3:9) (The shared effort in preaching to the gentiles). + Fellowship of his sufferings (Phil. 3:10) + Our fellowship is with the Father and his Son, If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie….” (I Jno.1:3,6) **************************************** Koinoneo (verb)

  10. A. Giving to those in need: + Distributing to the necessity of the saints (Rom. 12:13) + “If the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things… (they should) minister in carnal things” (Rom.15:27) + “Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth” (Gal. 6:6) + “No church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving but ye on only” (Phil. 4:15)

  11. B. The relationship between believers + Romans 15:27, i.e., “partakers” of their spiritual things. • C. Association with our Lord: + “The children are partakers of flesh and blood… (and) he (Jesus) also….” (Heb.2:14 + “Rejoice, Inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings” (IPet.4:13). • D. Association with forbidden deeds and doctrine: + “Neither be partakers of other men’s sins.” (I Tim. 5:22).

  12. + “For he that biddeth him God speed is partakerof his evil deeds” (2Jno.11). + “What communion hath light with darkness?” (2Cor. 6:14). • As a summary of the use of these words in the New Testament, it is to be observed that: 1. They are used in the positive sense, e.g., to be shared, 25 times; while in the negative sense, to be withheld, only 3 times – which should certainly reveal to us the more important of the two!

  13. 2 Fellowship is with the Father and Son 10 times; and with one another only 6 times. (Even here, however, only because we have been called out of the world by God, by the gospel, may we have fellowship one with another). Fellowship is Gods’ to bestow, not ours. We share “fellowship” with our brethren, and certainly, not that we have earned it, but only because Yahweh has given this to us as a gift.

  14. Fellowship in Apostolic Times************************** Acts 2: 41 – 47; Acts 4: 32-33 They continued steadfastly: * in the apostles doctrine * and fellowship * and in breaking of bread * and in prayers And all that believed: * were together * and had all thingsin common And the Lord added to the ecclesia daily

  15. Hymn 268, (1964) • Brethren, let us walk together In the bonds of love and peace. Can it be a question whether Brethren should from conflict cease? Tis in union Hope and joy and love increase. • When we think how much our Father Has forgiven, and does forgive, Brethren, we should learn the rather Free from wrath and strife to live; Far removing All that might offend or grieve.

  16. Then let each esteem his brother Better than himself to be; And let each prefer another, Full of love, from envy free; Happy are we When in this we all agree.

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