We should not..think of our fellowship with other Christians as a spiritual luxury, an optional addition to the exercises of private devotion. We should recognise rather that such fellowship is a spiritual necessity, for God has made us in such a way that our fellowship with himself is fed by our fellowship with fellow Christians, and requires to be so fed constantly for its own deepening and enrichment. J.I. Packer
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The Lord has made us to be of the same nature with one another, that we should seek after like things, and that we should live together in unity of faith, prayer and action. We are made to live together in Christ Jesus, and this is what we mean when we speak of fellowship. Fellowship is not a formality; it is far more than mere association; it is essential to our very being as Christians. The very character of Christian fellowship is sacramental, and therefore it requires the participation of the whole body.

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