Fellowship
(1.) With God, consisting in the knowledge of his will (Job 22:21; John 17:3); agreement with his designs (Amos 3:2); mutual affection (Rom. 8: 38, 39); enjoyment of his presence (Ps. 4:6); conformity to his image (1 John 2:6; 1:6); and participation of his felicity (1 John 1:3, 4; Eph. 3:14-21). (2.) Of saints with one another, in duties (Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 12:1; 1 Thess. 5:17, 18); in ordinances (Heb. 10:25; Acts 2:46); in grace, love, joy, etc. (Mal. 3:16; 2 Cor. 8:4); mutual interest, spiritual and temporal (Rom. 12:4, 13; Heb. 13:16); in sufferings (Rom. 15:1, 2; Gal. 6:1, 2; Rom. 12:15; and in glory (Rev. 7:9).
Passages cited in this entry
Job 22:21 · John 17:3 · Amos 3:2 · Psalms 4:6 · 1 John 2:6 · 1 John 1:3 · Ephesians 3:14 · Romans 12:5 · 1 Corinthians 12:1 · 1 Thessalonians 5:17 · Hebrews 10:25 · Acts 2:46 · Malachi 3:16 · 2 Corinthians 8:4 · Romans 12:4 · Hebrews 13:16 · Romans 15:1 · Galatians 6:1 · Romans 12:15 · Revelation 7:9
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.