Quotes about Fellowship

Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man.

There is no joy in life like the joy of sharing.

In other words to live Eternal Life in the full and final sense is to be with God as Christ is with him, and with each other as Christ is with us.

We may have sound doctrine, but with little fellowship with the Lord, our hearts quickly grow cold.

and they shared her joy. Luke 1:58

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

The absolutely highest stage of intercourse with God is the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in the New Testament Church, when man's individuality is not superseded nor suppressed, but transformed, and thus conformed to Him in spiritual fellowship.

All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. ACTS 2:44—45

Assurance that does not lead to a more holy walk is a false assurance. The person whose assurance is well-founded, who experiences tru peace and joy, who is busy in the Lord's service and lives in close fellowship with Him, will lead a holy life. A believer cannot persist in high levels of assurance while he continues in low levels of holiness.

Our community with one another consists solely in what Christ has done to each of us.

Community is essential when it comes to successfully living out the Christian walk in a day-to-day context. So the math is simple: More community = More disciples Understanding the nature of groups helps you.

Growth happens in community because the Bible places community as a critical step of obedience for the Christ follower. So the Christ follower outside of community is living in disobedience.