Participants in the mystery As fellow members of the body, we are to share in all the privileges and responsibilities of body function. Paul’s letter to the saints in Ephesus turns our hearts to the heaven lies where we are seated with Christ. From this balcony view, we see the church as a bride, as […]
How important to be an example to both family and flock! One of the requirements of an elder is that he be a man who manages his own household well (1 Tim. 3:4). Faithful in little, faithful in much. So the Lord instructs that we should wait until a man is capable of leading his […]
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What makes fellowship so important is that man was created to enjoy fellowship with his God, and undoubtedly did so in his unfallen state in Eden. But the entrance of sin changed all that, and the spiritual death which ensued from Adam’s disobedience made such communion impossible. Now, on the basis of the abounding grace […]
Fight the good fight Those who strive with us in the battle form strong bonds with us. These are the people we count on. Likewise, others involved in the fight need to be able to count on us. Although I have never personally been in the military, I have close relatives who have. One thing […]
Training for reigning There are two things in [Romans 8:17] associated with being a fellow heir of Christ. The first is suffering and the second is glory. I am a state champion football player. I accomplished this wonderful feat in 1989 when the Jr. Blues of Washburn Rural took the field and completed an undefeated […]
Deliver us from evil Paul is not speaking of the sins (plural) that each of us may sadly sometimes fall into, but rather he is asking whether the believer in Christ is under the dominion or rule of sin. The title of this article is provoked by a study of a frequently misunderstood question raised […]
Do we yearn for His company? He longs for ours. Christianity is about sharing. People often focus on the importance of sharing with others, forgetting that, first and foremost, the gospel tells us of a God who shares with His redeemed ones. While it is important to give to others, one must never neglect the […]
The destruction of the double wall The church at Ephesus was largely comprised of converted Gentiles. In the opening ten verses of Ephesians 2, Paul shows that, prior to their conversion, they (the “you”) had shared a common spiritual predicament with believing Jews (the “we” and the “us”). Both had been spiritually dead. But, from […]
“…truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.” (1 Jn 1:3b) There is something rather warm and heartening in the term “fellow.” A man who is my fellow is, at some level, my neighbour and certainly a peer. A man whom I choose to describe as a fellow anything is […]