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Biblical FELLOWSHIP

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The way most use the word “FELLOWSHIP” is in connection to a common meal. While having something in common is the meaning of fellowship, BIBLICAL FELLOWSHIP is far more. To reduce it to a common meal is to miss it altogether.

What does the bible say about FELLOWSHIP? Here are all the words for fellowship, beginning with the English word, then a breakdown of its various Greek forms.

FELLOWSHIP in English.

Le 6:2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

 Ps 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

 Ac 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

 1Co 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

 1Co 10:20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

 2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion (same word) hath light with darkness?

 2Co 8:4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

 Ga 2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

 Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

 Eph 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

 Php 1:5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

 Php 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

 Php 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

 1Jo 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

 1Jo 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

 1Jo 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

KOINONIA. using a different English word than above.

Rom 15:26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

1Cor 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

2Co 9:13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

2Co 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

Phm 1:6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Heb 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

KOINONOS, koy-no-nos’

Mt 23:30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Lu 5:10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon.

1Co 10:18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

1Co 10:20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

2Co 1:7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

2Co 8:23 Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you:

Phm 1:17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

Heb 10:33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

1Pe 5:1 ¶ The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

2Pe 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

KOINOS, koy-nos’ COMMON / UNCLEAN.

Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation,

Titus 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

There are other verses using this root word, all mean common or unclean.

Mark 7:2; Acts 2:42; 4:32; 10:14,28; 11:8; Rom 14:14; Heb 10:29;

A clear picture emerges about SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

partakers of the sufferings,

the right hands of fellowship;

the fellowship of the mystery,

your fellowship in the gospel

any fellowship of the Spirit

the fellowship of his sufferings,

partaker of the glory that shall be revealed

partakers of the divine nature,

common salvation,

common faith:

contribution for the poor saints

the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

liberal distribution unto them,

the communication of thy faith

do good and to communicate

communion of the blood of Christ?

communion of the body of Christ?

the communion of the Holy Ghost,

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another

that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Can we know too much Bible? pt2

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Can we know too much Bible? 2/4

We need to know enough to be able to speak the SAME things.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the SAME thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the SAME mind and in the SAME judgment. (1Cor1:10)

Can you know too much about…

How to ASSEMBLE with the saints?

What does the bible say about what we do when we come together as a CHURCH?

1) we COMMUNE at the Lord’s table. 1Cor 11:17-34. Not a common meal.

2) we HEAR a message from the word. Acts 20:7.

3) we sing with UNDERSTANDING. 1Cor 14:15; Eph 5:19; Col 3:16. Singing is specified which eliminates all other friends of music.

4) we make REQUESTS known unto God. Phil 4:6; Acts 2:42

5) we CHEERFULLY CONTRIBUTE to the work of the church. Free will, as we purposed and prospered. 1Cor 16:1-2; 2Cor 9:1-7

6) we meet together in person with our HEARTS to PROVOKE one another to Love and good works. Heb 10:24-25

This is a lesson on AUTHORITY, about how to know what God wants.

Which can you add, change, or remove and still be speaking the SAME thing as Jesus, Peter, Philip, Paul & the rest of the NT?

Agape,

Spencer

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5 things the SAVED do

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“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.”  (1Cor 15:1-2)

Whereas mainstream denominations teach that salvation is the end of the matter through their false doctrine of Once Saved Always Saved, the Bible teaches that it’s the beginning of our New Life in Christ.

“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.” (Rom 6:3,15-16).

Those that have OBEYED the gospel are among the saved. They have…

  1. Heard the word. (Matt 7:24)
  2. Believed that Jesus is the Christ. (John 8:24)
  3. Repented of their sins. (Luke 13:3)
  4. Confessed before men that Jesus is the Christ. (Matt 10:32)
  5. Baptized in water for the washing away of their sins. (Acts 2:38)
  6. And they begin their new life of faithfulness. (Matt 28:20)

Now that we’ve obeyed the Gospel, what do we do next? While there may be some details an individual must do in their new life as it deals with the fruits of repentance, this article will address 5 general actions every Christian must do all the days of their life in Christ. 

It’s well known that one of the first things that new converts do is they go out SPREADING the gospel. “Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word” (Acts 8:4). The gospel is the good news and it is how they were SAVED and they want to tell their loved ones about this Good News. “[1] Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; [2] By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. [3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; [4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).

They change their behavior, and they change the way they talk to the point that those most familiar with them recognize a dramatic change. “For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries; Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you” (1Peter 4:3-4). Some of their friends and family won’t like it, but they’ve been converted and they’re determined to remain faithful to the One that saved them. (Mat 10:22; 24:13; Jas 1:12; Rev 2:10)

Another one of the major changes the newly converted SAVED makes is that they ASSEMBLE with the saints on Sunday (and usually mid-week for bible study). “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is ; but exhorting one another : and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching” (Hebrews 10:24-25).

“And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight” (Acts 20:7). They ASSEMBLE together IN PERSON (1Cor 11:17-34) to worship, and to fellowship in the work of the church. “Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come” (1 Corinthians 16:2).

They ASSEMBLE together to learn of Him, and pray through Him who saved them; “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers (Acts 2:42).

From these verses (Acts 2:42; 20:7; 1Cor 11:17-34; 16:1-2; Eph 5:19; Col 3:16; Heb 10:24-25), the SAVED will ASSEMBLE with the church in person to do these 5 things.

  1. They will have COMMUNION in the observation of the Lord’s Supper, proclaiming the Lord’s death till He comes. (1Cor 11:17-34).
  2. They will HEAR a message from God’s word that was once for all delivered to the saints through the Apostles, who spoke and wrote them for us today. (Acts 2:42; John 16:13; 20:30-31; 1Cor 2:9-13; Eph 3:1-4; 4:11-12; Jude 3).
  3. They will sing with UNDERSTANDING to one another, “teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” (1Cor 14:15; Eph 5:19; Col 3:16).
  4. They will make REQUESTS to God in Prayer for one another. They will pray for boldness to spread the gospel (Acts 4:29). They will pray for one another (Phil 4:6). They will pray giving thanks to God (1Thess 5:17-18). They will pray and watching in anticipation of the Lord’s return (Rom 12:12; Eph 6:18; Col 4:2; 1Pet 4:7).
  5. They will CONTRIBUTE to the work of the local church through the giving of their means which is true biblical fellowship. (Acts 2:42; 1Cor 16:1-2; 2Cor 8-9; Phil 1:5, 4:14-15).
  6. They will provoke one another’s HEART to love and good works. (Heb 10:24-25). This is accomplished in person through their songs, their prayers, the teaching, the Lord’s supper and their contributions.

These are the first two of the five things the SAVED do. Next article will be 3 more things the saved do.

Agape,

Spencer

You’re invited to visit with us and check out one of the assemblies at the Franklin and Juniper St church of Christ.

Announcement about December 25 2022

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ANNOUNCEMENT:

While many churches have cancelled worship services on Christmas day in the past, let it be known that the church of Christ on Franklin and Juniper in Borger Texas…

will be open to congregationally worship our King of kings and Lord of lords as commanded in the New Testament.

WE WILL:

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is. Heb 10:25

we will have COMMUNION in the Lord’s Supper. 1Cor 11:17-34

we will HEAR a message from God’s word. Eph 4:12

we will sing with UNDERSTANDING, 1Cor 14:15; Eph 5:19; Col 3:16

we will make REQUESTS to God in Prayer, Phil 4:6

we will all CONTRIBUTE to the work of the local church through the giving of our means, 1Cor 16: 1-2; 2Cor 8-9

we will provoke one another’s HEART to love. Heb 10:24-25

We invite you to attend a service of the church of Christ

on the Lord’s day (Sunday) at 9:30am for bible study and 10:30 worship

or on Wednesday evening for bible study at 6:30pm