The New Testament Concept of Fellowship

Authors

F. E. Mayer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

9-1-1952

Document Type

Article

Keywords

fellowship, ecclesiastical, christian church, prayer, lutherans, dogmatical, triune

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

This article will suggest three basic principles for a discussion of the term χοινωνία as employed in the New Testament. In view of the significance of this term in the present movement toward Lutheran Union and even World Ecumenicity, the Faculty of Concordia Seminary at St. Louis, Mo., devoted several hours to a discussion of the term on the basis of guidelines prepared by a committee. The material offered in this article is to a very large extent the author's attempt to recapture the salient points of the faculty's discussion. The article will discuss, first, the constancy of Biblical terminology and the relativity of ecclesiastical terminology; second, the nature of χοινωνία as presented in the New Testament; and third, the manifestation of the New Testament fellowship in accord with ἀγάπη.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Hebrews 12:23; Galatians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 1:9; Philippians 3:10; Ephesians 2:14 ff;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Mayer, F. E. (1952) "The New Testament Concept of Fellowship," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 23, Article 53.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol23/iss1/53