This document discusses true biblical fellowship and examines where to draw the line. It summarizes that true fellowship is founded on the Holy Spirit's revelation in Scripture and involves co-participation in spiritual things like teaching, fellowship, prayer and communion. However, many today redefine fellowship without Scripture by wanting to fellowship error. The Bible shows we should have fellowship with believers and the Gospel but not with unbelievers, lawlessness, demons or the works of darkness. We must be willing to stand for the truth about fellowship.

2. •Fellowship today is being re-defined by
many without Scripture in application to
religious things.
•We shall examine what we can see in
the Scriptures of where to draw the line
of fellowship.
•We must be willing to stand for the truth
about fellowship and stand in the gap
concerning God’s will in the midst of this
crooked and perverse generation.

3. True Fellowship Is According to
Christ’s Authority
1 Corinthians 1:1-10
•Fellowship is founded upon the Holy Spirit’s
revelation in the inspired Scriptures.2 Pet.1:20-21
•They enjoyed a co-participation in spiritually
related and God authorized things. Acts 2:42;
John 14:26; 16:13; 1 Cor. 2:12-14; Col. 3:17
•Fellowship is not merely a social club. Rom. 14:17
•Notice the spiritual things listed in Acts 2:42.
--They continued steadfastly in… the apostle’s
teaching and fellowship, breaking of bread, prayers

4. The Problem Arises When
People Don’t Want The Truth!
•People who want to fellowship error (sin) say…
•Marriage Can Be:
• If alien spouse departs, just marry again?
1 Corinthians 7:10-16; cf. Romans 7:1-3
•If your mate departs you can remarry for any
reason? Mt. 19:9, 6
•Guilty party can remarry too? Mt.19:9

5. •People who want to fellowship error say…
•Morals Don’t Matter:
• Social drinking? 1 Pet. 4:3; Prov. 23:31
•Immodest apparel? 1 Tim. 2:9
•Smoke it all? 1 Cor. 9:27; 6:12; Rom. 14:14
•Message:
•Avoid any feather ruffling issues?
2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Timothy 1:8-10
•Fellowship all people? Gal. 2:9; 2 Jn. 9-11
•Soft gospel is great? 2 Timothy 4:3-4

6. We Are To Have Fellowship:
•With one another… 1 Jn. 1:7
•The apostle’s teaching and fellowship
Acts 2:42; 1 Jn. 1:3
•Giving to help poor Christians Rom. 15:26; 2
Cor. 8:4; 9:13; Heb. 13:16
•The Son, Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 1:9; 10:16;
Phil. 3:10; 1 Jn. 1:6 The Father… 1 Jn. 1:3
•The Holy Spirit. 2 Cor. 13:14; Phil. 2:1
•With the Gospel. Eph. 3:9; Phil. 1:5

7. Not To Have Fellowship
“…and I do not want you to have fellowship
with demons. You cannot drink of the cup of
the LORD and the cup of demons; you cannot
partake of the LORD’S table and of the table
of demons.” 1 Corinthians 10:20-21
•Unbelievers, Lawlessness, Darkness (evil)…
2 Corinthians 6:14
•“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but rather expose them”
Ephesians 5:11.

8. Avoid Modern Fellowship Menaces
“RECEIVE YE” “RECEIVE NOT”
Romans 14 2 John 9-11
Days Rom. 14:5 Days Gal. 4:9-11
Food Rom. 14: 2,3 Food 1 Tim. 4:1-5
Marriage
Mt. 19:10-12
Marriage
1 Tim. 4:1-3
Circumcision
Acts 16:3
Circumcision
Gal. 2:3-5; 5:1-4

9. Romans 14: Vs. 1 Corinthians 5:
Receive - v.1 Taken Away - v.2
God Received - v.3 Deliver to Satan - v.5
Stands Up - v.4 Purge Out - v.7
Condemn Not - v.10 Condemned - v.3
Not Unclean - v.14 Wicked - v.13
Acceptable - v.18 Rejected - vv. 9, 13
Pure - v.20 Wicked - vv.1, 13
Avoid Modern Fellowship Menaces

10. Conclusion:
•When we look at God’s word it’s easy to
see those whom we should and should not
fellowship.
•Fellowship with God can be lost if we fail
to fellowship ourselves in God’s truth.
•Let us always strive to have this
fellowship that God teaches us to have.
1 Corinthians 1:1-10