Called to Fellowship

Fellowship with God

- Is communion with the Father
1Jo 1:3
 
- Is communion with the Son
1Co 1:9; 1Jo 1:3; Re 3:20
 
- Is communion with the Holy Spirit
1Co 12:13; 2Co 13:14; Php 2:1
 
- Reconciliation must precede
Am 3:3
 
- Holiness essential to
2Co 6:14-16
 
- Promised to the obedient
Jn 14:23
 
- SAINTS
• Desire
Ps 42:1; Php 1:23
 
• Have, in meditation
Ps 63:5,6
 
• Have, in prayer
Php 4:6; Heb 4:16

• Have, in the Lord's supper
1Co 10:16
 
• Should always enjoy
Ps 16:8; Jn 14:16-18
 
- Exemplified
• Enoch
Ge 5:24
 
• Noah
Ge 6:9
 
• Abraham
Ge 18:33
 
• Jacob
Ge 32:24-29
 
• Moses
Ex 33:11-23


Fellowship of the Saints

- According to the prayer of Christ
Jn 17:20,21
 
- IS WITH
• God
1Jo 1:3
 
• Saints in heaven
Heb 12:22-24
 
• Each other
Ga 2:9; 1Jo 1:3,7
 
- God marks, with his approval
Mal 3:16
 
- Christ is present in
Mt 18:20
 
- In public and social worship
Ps 34:3; 55:14; Ac 1:14; Heb 10:25
 
- In the Lord's supper
1Co 10:17
 
- In holy conversation
Mal 3:16
 
- In prayer for each other
2Co 1:11; Eph 6:18
 
- In exhortation
Col 3:16; Heb 10:25
 
- In mutual comfort and edification
1Th 4:18; 5:11
 
- In mutual sympathy and kindness
Ro 12:15; Eph 4:32
 
- Delight of 
Ps 16:3; 42:4; 133:1-3; Ro 15:32
 
- Exhortation to
Eph 4:1-3
 
- Opposed to communion with the wicked
2Co 6:14-17; Eph 5:11
 
- Exemplified
• Jonathan
1Sa 23:16
 
• David
Ps 119:63
 
• Daniel
Da 2:17,18
 
• Apostles
Ac 1:14
 
• The Church
Ac 2:42; 5:12
 
• Paul
Ac 20:36-38