OUR FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD

Proclamation:

”If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin."  1 John 1:6-7 (NIV)

Explanation:

The Apostle John, who referred to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved, recorded in this general epistle that we cannot have a fellowship with The Lord God if we do not obey His Word.  We must believe and walk in His way, in His light, and maintain fellowship with our Christian brothers, if we want Him to cleanse us and forgive us of our sins.

Application:

Many people claim to be Christian, but their actions do not support their claim.  Believers must walk with The Lord God, as Enoch (Genesis 5:22) and Noah (Genesis 6:9) did.  Once we believe that Jesus, The Christ, is The Son of God who was raised from the dead, and accept Christ as our personal savior, then we will be saved and our relationship with The Lord God is secure. (Romans 10:9)  We may be in or out of fellowship with Him, based upon our behavior, but our relationship does not change.  Just as we are still our parents children even when they punish us or put us out of their house.  The fellowship may be broken but the relationship is still the same.  We still sin, we confess our sins, we ask to be forgiven, (1 John 1:9), and then we persevere and continue to walk in His way. (Ephesians 6:18)   By walking His way and obeying His Word, we demonstrate and maintain our fellowship with God.