What comes into your mind when you hear the word “fellowship”?
Friends? Interesting and inspiring conversations? Sharing a meal, or
having a snack with someone? How about the time of a church service or
Bible study where the teaching is officially over and everyone gets to
just hang out?
As I prepared to teach on what the Bible had to say about fellowship, I looked up the instances of the word koinonia
in the New Testament. Interestingly, I found that the New Testament
usage seemed to have very little to do with what I thought about when I
heard the word “fellowship” used. It spoke about:
- Relationships between believers (Acts 2:42; 1 John 1:3, 7)
- Contributing and sharing resources (Romans 15:26; 2 Corinthians 8:4; 9:13; Heb 13:16)
- Fellowship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 1:9; 10:16; 1 John 1:3, 6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Philippians 2:1)
- Participation and Partnership (2 Corinthians 6:14; Galatians 2:9; Philippians 1:5, 6; 3:10) Continue at Mike Riccardi
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