Today I would like to share with you
word "Fellowship" as rendered from Greek word in New Testament in KJV "Koinonia". The word is from Greek root word "Koinonos", which is translated partaker five times, partner three times, fellowship one time and companion one time for a total of ten times. The word "fellowship" (Koinonia) is used in New Testament a total of twenty times in eighteen verses. It is often rendered fellowship, communion, communication and contribution. The word koinonia often is used as share which one has in something or ones participation. In current vernacular, fellowship is often used as a meeting or a get together of believers even as, "hanging out with Christians". The word is also used today as a state of being in alignment with God's Word and His Will.
We will take a look at uses of this word koinonia in New Testament keeping in mind that today's vernacular is not to be imposed on Word but rather Word should dictate how our vernacular should be today.
First, we will look at when Word uses koinonia as communion. I Cor. 10:16 uses koinonia as Communion pertaining to body and blood of Christ. This section is setting forth difference between sacrifice of Christ and sacrifice to idols which believers were starting to partake in.
The communion of Holy Ghost is another use of koinonia as communion II Cor. 13:14 this is share or stock that we as believers have in Spirit of God, our participation or our intimacy with that part of Father which is Spirit.
The next use of word koinonia is communication, translated this way once in Philemon and once in Hebrews both occurrences telling believers to communicate good things that are in them or that they have done.
The next use of word koinonia is fellowship, it is used throughout New Testament and it is most common translation of koinonia. Throughout books of Epistles we are told to have fellowship with Apostles which represent those who are our teachers and our leaders. The Word also tells Apostles to have fellowship with believers one after another in I John 1:7. The Word tells us to have fellowship with Father like Apostles had indicating a greater state or walking closer to Father, this comes by a greater understanding of Word of God. Without knowing Word of God one cannot know God.
