Experiencing God #54
Essentials of Fellowship
#1 We must love God with our total beings. "This is the first and greatest commandment" (Matt. 22:37-38). If you love God, you will obey Him (John 14:21-24). If you love Him, you also will love your brother (1 John 4:21; 5:3). If your fellowship with God is right--if you love Him with your total being--you will even be able to love your enemies.
A threat to fellowship in a church is anything that causes you to lose your "first love" for God. This was the problem with the church at Ephesus (Rev. 2:1-7).
Loving money or things more than God will break your fellowship with Him. When your love is not pure toward God, fellowship with God is broken. For example: Suppose a person begins to love things more than more than God. When fellowship with God is broken, love for others will suffer. A person who loves things more than God will become stingy and greedy. When he sees a brother in need, he will keep his "things" to use for himself. He will not give to help others. Materialism is a terrible trap that robs many people of their love for God.
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