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AATHAVAN 💚 May
20, 2025 💚
Tuesday
"That which we have
seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us:
and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus
Christ."— 1 John 1:3 (KJV)
Fellowship in the spiritual
life is vitally important. It is, in essence, a relationship. Today, many
Christians consider fellowship to mean only participating in church worship
services, attending church, or maintaining relationships with fellow believers.
However, in today’s
meditation verse, the apostle John says, “Truly our fellowship is with the
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” He goes on to say, “That ye also may
have fellowship with us,” meaning: before we enjoy fellowship with fellow
believers in the church, it is essential that we first have fellowship with
God.
A couple of days ago, while
sipping tea in a small tea shop, a believer with great zeal for his church
approached me and asked, “Brother, church fellowship is most important. Which
church do you attend for worship?” After I responded to his question, he continued
conversing about various topics.
At that moment, another
believer who attends a different church arrived. Immediately, the first
believer turned to him and said, rather pointedly, “Do you know that the
Apostle Paul said we should not eat with idolaters?” (cf. 1 Corinthians 5:11).
This offended the newly
arrived person, and he replied sharply, “How long will you keep preaching your
dry Pentecostal doctrines? You say we shouldn't eat with idolaters—do you know
who owns this tea shop you're standing in? Do you know who prepared and served
you this tea?” He raised his voice, and the Pentecostal brother, unable to
respond, quietly left the place. Yes, the tea shop was owned by a Hindu
brother.
Beloved, a person who truly
has fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ will live in
fellowship with fellow human beings. Isn’t it foolish to preach doctrine
without any human fellowship? In this world, not everyone we interact with or who
helps us may know the true God. Yet we cannot live isolated from others by
enmity. It is impractical to classify people by religion or caste in every
situation we face.
He who has genuine
fellowship with the Father and the Son will not make such distinctions.
The Apostle Paul wrote: "Yet
not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or
extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the
world." — 1 Corinthians 5:10 (KJV)
Yes, God does not show
partiality among people. We, who worship Him, are also called to love everyone
without discrimination. "One God and Father of all, who is above all, and
through all, and in you all." — Ephesians 4:6 (KJV)
So, beloved, if our
fellowship is truly with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ, then we will
be in fellowship with others as well. Whoever lacks that fellowship with others
does not truly know the Father or the Son.
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