Fellowship

Fellowship- community; meaning association for religious and spiritual purposes, i.e. separation from the world, and living in holy Christian fellowship, strengthening and building up each other in Christ.
This definition puts a “purposeful intention” on our friendships. Not only are we to be around “good” people, we are to seek active involvement with those who will stimulate conversation, and actions, in response to Christ in our lives!
In 2 Corinthians 6:14, Paul tells us: “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?”
Being “bound together”, for the purpose of this entry, is significant when we are approached by someone who has “put off the old self” and is learning to “put on the new”… and he is faced with developing new friendships (fellowship). I believe a large part of that struggle is because he is seeking to gain fellowship, which is a basic need, in areas apart from God’s people. It is, at the same time, a challenge for the Church to learn the word of God and to stand up and teach those whom the Lord brings into the fold.
“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Colossians 3:16
It is my desire to encourage those who read this blog to take on board the command put forth in God’s word to:

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Matthew 28: 19 & 20