Fellowship with God and with each other

“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” (1 John 1:3-4 NIV)

Fellowship: The condition of sharing similar interests, ideals, or experiences, as by reason of profession, religion, or nationality.

My favorite definition of fellowship is: “Two or more fellows in the same ship.” You can have “fellowship” with anyone you share similar interests or experiences with. I watch fellowship going on continuously at the coffeehouse I visit each morning. People of all ages are sitting together, drinking their favorite beverages and engaged in every kind of conversation; hobbies, politics, sports, their family and God. The passage above says, “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us.” Fellowship is very  meaningful and exciting when it’s about proclaiming to each other what you’ve personally experienced in your relationship with God.

Walking in the light together

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” (1John 1:7 ESV)

You were called into fellowship

“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Cor. 1:9 ESV)