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1. PRIMACY of Fellowship — How important?

1. Matthew 10:34-38
2. Luke 14:25-33
3. 1 John 1:3-7 This fellowship . . .

1. is with CHRISTIANS — "with us" (1 Cor 12:25-27)
2. is in TRUTH — "truly" (John 17:17)
3. is with the FATHER (2 Cor 6:14-18)
4. is with His SON JESUS CHRIST (Rom 8:17)
5. fills us with JOY (Acts 8:39; 16:33-34; Phil 4:4)
6. compels us to live lives of PURITY

1. because God is LIGHT, His children will not walk in DARKNESS — vv 6-7
2. we are to walk as children of DAY — Ephesians 5:8
3. we are to PURIFY ourselves — 1 John 3:1-3
4. we are to CLEANSE ourselves from all filthiness of the FLESH and SPIRIT — 2 Corinthians 7:1

2. PROCESS of Fellowship:

1. 1 Corinthians 1:9 - CALLED into fellowship

1. Matt 20:16; 22:14 MANY are called, but FEW are chosen

2. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 - called by the GOSPEL
3. Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13 We must ANSWER the call

1. Acts 22:16 — we call upon the name of the Lord by being BAPTIZED = obeying the gospel — Romans 10:16
2. 1 Peter 1:22-23 our souls are purified by OBEYING the TRUTH unto unfeigned LOVE for the BRETHREN.

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