{"id":25096,"date":"2020-03-25T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=25096"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:33:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:33:19","slug":"fellowship-a-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/fellowship-a-priority.htm","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship a Priority?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Christian life isn’t meant to be lived alone but rather in fellowship with one another. The corporate, common sharing of life in Christ (koinonia), therefore needs to be a priority for His Church.<\/p>\n

6 Biblical Reasons Fellowship Should be a Priority<\/h2>\n

God’s Word provides a number of reasons we should view fellowship with one another as important.<\/p>\n

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  1. God created people for human community. (Gen. 2:18)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. We find a corporate aspect of God’s people both in both Old Testament life and in the New Testament Church. (Gen. 12:2; Eph. 2:19-22)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. The Early Church devoted themselves to fellowship. (Acts 2:42)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Jesus prayed for our oneness to be patterned after the fellowship enjoyed in the Trinity. (John 17:20-23)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. We’re commanded not to forsake relationship with one another which requires spending time with one another. (Heb. 10:25)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Eternity with the Lord has a corporate dimension as well. (Rev. 21:2-22:5; Heb. 11:10, 13-14; 1 Thess. 4:16-18; Phil. 3:20)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              If we can’t fellowship with one another, perhaps we need to ask if we’re in fellowship with God.<\/p>\n

              Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. (1 Jn. 4:20-21)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

              The Church Purpose Manual<\/strong><\/a> includes what you read in this post along with more about this priority as well as other ways we can live out our purpose to love God and people.<\/p>\n

              More: Resources on Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              The Christian life isn\u2019t meant to be lived alone but rather in fellowship with one another. The corporate, common sharing of life in Christ (koinonia), therefore needs to be a priority for His Church.<\/p>\n

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