1) The document provides a quick review of fellowship based on biblical principles. It discusses God's triangle of fellowship between God, myself, and my brother based on 1 John 1:6-7. 2) Fellowship boundaries are set by God, including fellowship with all types of people in Christ, those with different opinions or stages of maturity, and limits involving false teachers, immorality, or divisions. 3) There are different levels of fellowship from a general fellowship with all men, to fellowship with those who are spiritual-minded or our physical family, to fellowship with those who have left fellowship with God which requires admonishment as a brother. True fellowship exists through our fellowship with God and His children

1. Quick Review of Our
Study So Far
1) We must try to honor God’s
triangle of fellowship.

2. 1 John 1:6-7
[6] If we say that we have fellowship
with Him and yet walk in the
darkness, we lie and do not practice
the truth; [7] but if we walk in the
Light as He Himself is in the Light,
we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus His
Son cleanses us from all sin.

3. God
My
Me Brother

4. Quick Review of Our
Study So Far
2) God has set the
fellowship boundaries.

5. In Christ

6. Breadth of Fellowship
1) All types 3) Different
of people stages of
In Christ maturity
2) Those 4) Those
with different with doctrinal
opinions misunderstandings

7. Limits of Fellowship
1) Non-children 4) False
Teachers
2) Prodigal In Christ
Sons 5) Those
who cause
divisions.
3) Those who practice immorality

8. Some Levels
of Fellowship

9. 1) Fellowship with all men.

10. Acts 17:28-29
[28] for in Him we live and move and
exist, as even some of your own
poets have said, ‘For we also are His
children.’ [29] “Being then the
children of God, we ought not
to think that the Divine Nature
is like gold or silver or stone,
an image formed by the art
and thought of man.

11. 2) Fellowship with those
of common origin.

12. Acts 22:1-2
[1] “Brethren and fathers, hear my
defense which I now offer to you.”
[2] And when they heard that he
was addressing them in the Hebrew
dialect, they became even more
quiet; and he said,

13. 3) Fellowship with those
in our community.

14. 2 Corinthians 6:14-15
[14] Do not be bound together with
unbelievers; for what partnership
have righteousness and
lawlessness, or what fellowship has
light with darkness? [15] Or what
harmony has Christ with Belial, or
what has a believer in common with
an unbeliever?

15. 4) Fellowship with those
who are spiritual-minded.

16. Romans 10:1-2
[1] Brethren, my heart's desire and
my prayer to God for them is for
their salvation. [2] For I testify about
them that they have a zeal for God,
but not in accordance with
knowledge.

17. 5) Fellowship with
our physical family.

18. 1 Corinthians 7:12-13
[12] But to the rest I say, not the
Lord, that if any brother has a wife
who is an unbeliever, and she
consents to live with him, he must
not divorce her. [13] And a woman
who has an unbelieving husband,
and he consents to live with her, she
must not send her husband away.

19. 1 Peter 3:1-2
[1] In the same way, you wives, be
submissive to your own husbands
so that even if any of them are
disobedient to the word, they may
be won without a word by the
behavior of their wives, [2] as they
observe your chaste and
respectful behavior.

20. 6) Fellowship with
those who have left their
fellowship with God.

21. 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15
[14] If anyone does not obey our
instruction in this letter, take special
note of that person and do not
associate with him, so that he will
be put to shame. [15] Yet do not
regard him as an enemy, but
admonish him as a brother.

22. 7) Fellowship with God, and
thereby with His children.

23. 1 John 1:6-7
[6] If we say that we have fellowship
with Him and yet walk in the
darkness, we lie and do not practice
the truth; [7] but if we walk in the
Light as He Himself is in the Light,
we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus His
Son cleanses us from all sin.

24. In Christ

25. We can share many things
without showing approval
or “in-Christ” fellowship!

27. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11
[9] I wrote you in my letter not to
associate with immoral people;
[10] I did not at all mean with the
immoral people of this world,
or with the covetous and swindlers,
or with idolaters, for then you would
have to go out of the world.

28. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11
[11] But actually, I wrote to you not
to associate with any so-called
brother if he is an immoral person,
or covetous, or an idolater, or a
reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler
—not even to eat with such a
one.

29. Romans 16:17
[17] Now I urge you, brethren, keep
your eye on those who cause
dissensions and hindrances
contrary to the teaching which you
learned, and turn away from them.

30. 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14-15
[6] Now we command you,
brethren, in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep
away from every brother who
leads an unruly life and not
according to the tradition which you
received from us.

31. 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14-15
[14] If anyone does not obey our
instruction in this letter, take special
note of that person and do not
associate with him, so that he will
be put to shame. [15] Yet do not
regard him as an enemy, but
admonish him as a brother.

32. Matthew 18:15-17
[15] “If your brother sins,
go and show him his fault in
private; if he listens to you,
you have won your brother.

33. Matthew 18:15-17
[16] “But if he does not listen to you,
take one or two more with you, so
that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR
THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT
MAY BE CONFIRMED.

34. Matthew 18:15-17
[17] “If he refuses to listen to them,
tell it to the church; and if he refuses
to listen even to the church, let
him be to you as a Gentile
and a tax collector.

35. Why Reflect So Deeply
on Fellowship?
This is critical for evangelism
and mission!