Fellowship, with God
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· 5 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 will be my people.
See also Ex 33:14; Is 63:9; Hag 1:13
God’s presence in the tabernacle
God’s presence in the tabernacle
“They are to make a sanctuary for me so that I may dwell among them.
See also Ex 29:45–46; Ex 40:34–36; Le 26:11; Dt 12:11
God’s presence in the temple
God’s presence in the temple
“As for this temple you are building—if you walk in my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep all my commands by walking in them, I will fulfill my promise to you, which I made to your father David.
I will dwell among the Israelites and not abandon my people Israel.”
See also 1 Ki 8:29; 2 Ch 7:1–2; Is 6:1
God’s presence in the new Jerusalem
God’s presence in the new Jerusalem
“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you”—this is the Lord’s declaration.
“Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and become my people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you.
The Lord will take possession of Judah as his portion in the Holy Land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem.
Let all humanity be silent before the Lord, for from his holy dwelling he has roused himself.”
See also Eze 37:26–28; Eze 43:4–7; Eze 48:35; Re 21:3
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, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. 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
For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
So, then, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household,
See also Ro 5:10; 2 Co 5:18–19; Col 1:20–22; Heb 10:19–22
Fellowship with Jesus Christ
Fellowship with Jesus Christ
God is faithful; you were called by him into fellowship with 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
what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may also have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
See also Mt 18:20; Mk 9:37; Jn 17:21; 2 Co 13:11
The demands of fellowship with God
The demands of fellowship with God
Holiness
Holiness
Le 20:26; 2 Co 6:14–18
See also Ex 34:12–14; Ezr 6:21; 1 Co 5:11; Eph 5:8–11; Jas 4:4
Obedience to God’s will
Obedience to God’s will
The one who keeps his commands remains in him, and he in him. And the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit he has given us.
See also Is 57:15; Mt 12:49–50; Jn 14:21
Sin separates people from fellowship with God
Sin separates people from fellowship with God
Is 59:2; 1 Jn 1:5–6
See also Ge 3:8; Eze 39:23
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
