ON “A CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP”
Yes, the bodily presence of other Christians is a source of unique joy and strength to the community of believers. “A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer). Charles Spurgeon said: “Satan always hates Christian fellowship; it is his policy to keep Christians apart. Anything which can divide saints from one another he delights in. He attaches far more importance to godly intercourse than we do. Since union is strength, he does his best to promote separation.” Also, he continued that, “Some Christians try to go to heaven alone, in solitude; but believers are not compared to bears, or lions, or other animals that wander alone; but those who belong to Christ are sheep in this respect, that they love to get together. Sheep go in flocks, and so do God’s people.” Neil T Anderson commented that: “Aloneness can lead to loneliness. God’s preventative for loneliness is intimacy – meaningful, open, sharing relationships with one another. In Christ, we have the capacity for the fulfiling sense of belonging which comes from intimate fellowship with God and with other believers.” As Christians, we belong to one another; we are movements intrinsically in the community of believers! That’s it!!!