JOTS FROM OLD JAKE
KOINONIA:
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007 - 4:10 a.m.
A word that has a meaning with much depth is Koinonia: koy-nohn-ee'-ah; partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction:--(to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship. It is an expression of the relationship of believers with each other as well as with the Lord. Koinonia is used twenty times in eighteen verses of the New Testament.
The King James Version translates it as:
Fellowship ~ 12 times ~ associating with others with a common interest in regards to that common interest.
Contribution ~ 1 time ~ the sharing of self and intrinsic goods with the others of common interest as above.
Communion ~ 4 times ~ the sharing of the body and blood of Christ in remembrance of Him.
Distribution ~ 1 time ~ cheerfully giving to further the spread of the Gospel.
Communication ~ 1 time ~ sharing the good things Christ has done for you.
Communicate ~ 1 time. Let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But do good to communicate these things.
The overall understanding of the meaning has to do with sharing. Sharing our Love (agape) our experiences, our intrinsic increase, our helpfulness of the poor, our support of the ministers and gospel teachers, and our Gifts of the Spirit as given to us by the Holy Spirit. I have heard I said by some scholars that if you have been given a gift of the Spirit and are not using it in a fellowship that you are cheating the Body of Christ or Church. I don�t know how fast I hold that analogy but it does seem to have some merit. A gift that is unused is truly going to waste. And since the gifts are given for the edification of the church, and they are not benefiting from that gift because it is withheld, I can see how that would be considered as cheating the church our of a blessing.
The scriptures listed under references are the scriptures mentioned above and are all from the King James Version.
VERSE FOR THIS ENTRY!
John 14:13-14 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
ULTERIOR WORDS OF WISDOM� OR/NOT!
How is love and age alike? Well, for one, you can�t hide either of them!
May you be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit!
REFERENCES:
Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Romans 15:26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 8:4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
2 Corinthians 9:13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. <
Galatians 2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Philippians 1:5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
Philippians 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Philemon 1:6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
