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Fellowship with God


“that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.”

1 John 1:3

 
              If you are just now joining this study please look at "Fellowship Vs. Personal Relationship Defining the Terms" to gain a strong understanding of where the definition of fellowship is coming from.  A link for this article is at the bottom of this page. Let’s refresh ourselves on the definition of fellowship. Fellowship means companionship, familiar interaction, sharing, having or giving a share in the Kingdom with the Godhead and the body, as we are in a corporate partnership together in Christ Jesus, by our association together, we have a mutual aim and interest. So the questions there in lies, “Can we have fellowship with God?” Let us look.
 
 
Old Testament
 Can we have fellowship with God? Yes, 1 John 1:3 says we do. Not just with the Father but also with Christ. Let’s look at that fellowship with God.  Enoch walked with God (Gen 5:22). Noah walked with God (Gen. 6:9). God dwelled among the children of Israel (Ex. 29:45).  God said that His presence would go with Moses (Ex. 33:14). God told His people He would walk among them and they shall be His people (Lev. 26:12).  God will dwell with those that are of a contrite and humble spirit and those are the ones He will revive (Isa. 57:15).  God said again He would dwell in the midst of His people (Zech. 2:10). When we look at 1 John 2:6 we see that if we say we abide in Christ then we ought to walk just as He walked. God walking, dwelling with, and His presence being with His people is dependent on them being obedient to him. What does the New Testament say about having fellowship with God?
 



New Testaments
Jesus said that if you don’t receive the children in His name that you would not receive God, who sent Him (Mk. 9:37).  Jesus said that if you keep His commands the Father will love you, come to you, and make His home in you (John 14:23).  Jesus prays that we may be one in the Father and Himself in us in John 17:21. Paul reminds us that we are the temple of God. That He will dwell in us and walk in us. That He will be our God and we will be His people (2 Cor. 6:16). Paul tells them in Corinth to be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind and live in peace. If we do that then the God of love and peace shall be with us (2 Cor. 13:11).  1 John 3:24 tells us that those that keep His commandments dwell in Him and He in them. Then Revelation sums it up in the end. John says that God will be with men for the former things are passed away (Rev. 21:3).  This fellowship is so much stronger than anything else we could have. The word “fellowship” signifies a much deeper meaning. The New Testament makes this clear.
 

Conclusion
John is speaking of Heaven in Rev. 21:3. So inherently, this would mean God is with those who were found to be His at judgment (Matt. 25:31-46).  Based on this overwhelming evidence, we can see that we can have fellowship with God. As we continue holding up our part, being obedient children of God, God will have fellowship with us. We must be faithful partners. How amazing is it that we have a partnership, with a mutual aim, with God?!
 
Do you have the same goals as God?
Do you have fellowship with Him?
Do you seek to up hold your end of the partnership with God?
 
 
 
"Fellowship With Christ"

 
"Fellowship Vs. Personal Relationship Defining the Terms "
 http://stevelynnjohnson.blogspot.com/2015/02/fellowship-vs-relationship-defining.html

 
 

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