1 John 1:1-4
Today’s culture has changed much from what it used to be. One big change is the way we communicate. We no longer have to speak face to face to communicate. Instead we use phones to talk with someone without ever seeing them. This communication may be from across the store, across the street or around the world. The technology of phones and a phone call has made life much easier in some ways but harder in others. When we do not speak face to face it is much more difficult to participate in a project or activity with someone else. It is much harder to build and maintain a relationship from a distance. The same is true spiritually. As we examine 1 John we understand that the important aspect of fellowship is simply a partnership and a participation in the pursuit of common direction. This is a partnership with others who believe in Jesus as savior. In today’s society, people who claim to be believers in Jesus Christ often state that they do not need to be in church. Without the involvement with other believers on a regular basis fellowship is not complete (1 John 1:4). True Biblical fellowship finds its foundation in Jesus who is fully preexistent as God fully living as man. John says that Jesus was from the beginning (1 John 1:1), but also that Jesus was fully man as one who could be touched (1 John 1:1). As John notes in this verse Jesus is not only God’s Word of communication to us, but also He is the Word of life. Through Jesus as savior, God communicates His message of new life and a new way to live. This is life that is connected in fellowship with God and others. This is much more than church attendance. True fellowship with God is based on our beliefs about Jesus as savior, reflected in our words and seen our attitudes. Fellowship is found in more than a distant communication. Fellowship is the committed spiritual connection that we have with Jesus and others who believe in Him as together we pursue a lifelong relationship with Him.
For more see 1 JOHN
Today’s culture has changed much from what it used to be. One big change is the way we communicate. We no longer have to speak face to face to communicate. Instead we use phones to talk with someone without ever seeing them. This communication may be from across the store, across the street or around the world. The technology of phones and a phone call has made life much easier in some ways but harder in others. When we do not speak face to face it is much more difficult to participate in a project or activity with someone else. It is much harder to build and maintain a relationship from a distance. The same is true spiritually. As we examine 1 John we understand that the important aspect of fellowship is simply a partnership and a participation in the pursuit of common direction. This is a partnership with others who believe in Jesus as savior. In today’s society, people who claim to be believers in Jesus Christ often state that they do not need to be in church. Without the involvement with other believers on a regular basis fellowship is not complete (1 John 1:4). True Biblical fellowship finds its foundation in Jesus who is fully preexistent as God fully living as man. John says that Jesus was from the beginning (1 John 1:1), but also that Jesus was fully man as one who could be touched (1 John 1:1). As John notes in this verse Jesus is not only God’s Word of communication to us, but also He is the Word of life. Through Jesus as savior, God communicates His message of new life and a new way to live. This is life that is connected in fellowship with God and others. This is much more than church attendance. True fellowship with God is based on our beliefs about Jesus as savior, reflected in our words and seen our attitudes. Fellowship is found in more than a distant communication. Fellowship is the committed spiritual connection that we have with Jesus and others who believe in Him as together we pursue a lifelong relationship with Him.
For more see 1 JOHN
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