Fellowship, with God
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· 4 viewsThe relationship with God, disrupted by sin yet established through Jesus Christ, which provides the only proper basis for true human fellowship. God’s desire for fellowship with humanity is made known through his calling of a people to be his own and to reflect his holiness and love.
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God’s fellowship with his people is shown by his presence
God’s fellowship with his people is shown by his presence
God’s presence with Israel
God’s presence with Israel
I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.
See also Is 63:9; Ex 33:14; Hag 1:13
The church’s fellowship with God
The church’s fellowship with God
Fellowship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Fellowship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
See also Jn 14:7; Jn 14:16–17 fellowship with the Spirit
Fellowship is made possible through Jesus Christ
Fellowship is made possible through Jesus Christ
Ephesians 2:18–19 (NKJV)
For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
See also Heb 10:19–22; Ro 5:10; Col 1:20–22; 2 Co 5:18–19
Fellowship with Jesus Christ
Fellowship with Jesus Christ
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
See also Mt 28:20 Jesus Christ’s presence with his disciples; Jn 15:4–5 abiding in Christ; Ro 6:4–5 united with Christ in his death and resurrection; 1 Co 10:15–16 communion with Christ at the Lord’s Supper; Php 3:10 sharing in Christ’s sufferings
Fellowship with God is inseparable from fellowship with one another
Fellowship with God is inseparable from fellowship with one another
that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
See also 2 Co 13:11; Mk 9:37; Jn 17:21; Mt 18:20
The demands of fellowship with God
The demands of fellowship with God
Holiness
Holiness
Le 20:26; 2 Co 6:14–18
See also Jas 4:4; 1 Co 5:11; Eph 5:8–11; Ezr 6:21; Ex 34:12–14
Obedience to God’s will
Obedience to God’s will
Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
See also Is 57:15; Jn 14:21; Mt 12:49–50
Sin separates people from fellowship with God
Sin separates people from fellowship with God
Is 59:2; 1 Jn 1:5–6
See also Eze 39:23; Ge 3:8
Examples of fellowship with God
Examples of fellowship with God
Ge 5:22 Enoch; Ge 6:9 Noah; 2 Ch 20:7 Abraham
Moses:
Moses:
Ex 33:11; Nu 12:3
Jos 1:9 Joshua; Mal 2:6 Levi
