Fellowship
Fellowship; what is meant when a believer speaks of fellowship?
But if we walk in the light as he (God) is the light, we have
fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his
Son cleanseth us from all sin (1 John 1:7). The Holy Spirit whom
Jesus has sent brings fellowship to the believer if we are
walking in God's light (Philippians 2:1). Not only fellowship
with other believers, but fellowship and communion with God's
Son. What is God's light? It is the awakening of one's soul to
the truth of sin. It is the restoration of a person's
relationship to God bridged by the blood of Jesus. It is to be
seen of God. It is the mind of Christ replacing the reprobate
mind of one that was lost. God, who has called you into
fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful (1
Corinthians 1:9). Apart from Jesus we are unable to do anything
and our fellowship with God is broken. For this reason, we are
encouraged in (John 15:5) to remain in Him. What is the Word
remain implying? To remain in Him is to endure through whatever
comes against you in your walk with God. To abide and to be
unmoved in our affections toward the one who has called us from
darkness into the light. To stand our ground against our enemy.
No one who lives in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues
to sin has either seen Him or knows Him (1 John 3:16). To live
in Christ is to live free of sin and its consequences. To live
in Christ is to have fellowship or to create a union through the
spirit with Jesus and all other believers who live in Him. To
live in Christ is to live a life of complete surrender and
obedience to His will. Together with other believers, we can
partake of the un-searchable riches of Christ. We can make all
men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the
beginning of the world has been hid in God (Ephesians 3:8-9).
No matter our race or nationality, the Spirit of the Lord brings
a fellowship or a partnership between other believers and God
himself. We become partakers and share in the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In Christ
Dale Thompson
BRIDE
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