Paul says, “These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:14-15).
The church established in 32 A.D., in the city of Jerusalem and built according to the commandments of Jesus Christ who, purchased it with His own blood (Acts 20:28). His church belongs to Him and He alone is the Ruler, King, and Lord. We’ve already searched the scriptures and found that there is only one possible way into His church, which is His body (Col. 18:18, 24), and that is noted in Acts chapter 2 at verses 38, 41, and 47. Every member of the church that Christ built was baptized “into” Christ’s body, (Acts 2:38; Gal. 3:27).
Now those who are members of the body of Christ did continue having fellowship one another as Luke records, “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ [n]doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. “ (Acts 2:42). I emphasized the word fellowship because that is what this lesson is about. In this lesson we will examine Fellowship in the New Testament Church. The fellowship of the Bible is a sharing and a connection with the gospel. The fellowship of the Bible brings us into a partnership and binds Christians together with the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. Walking in the light, i.e., devoted to, following the apostles’ teaching, living and obeying the gospel together as one body in Christ Jesus our Lord (1 John 1:3-7; Phil. 1:5).
Please listen in with an open Bible and an open heart as we look at fellowship Christians have with one another.