FELLOWSHIP (3) - TOO
MUCH TO LOSE, NOTHING TO GAIN
INTRODUCTION:
1.
Importance/Significance of Fellowship.
2.
Consider the (improper) practice of fellowshipping denominations.
DISCUSSION:
I. Lose Your
Identity.
A. Consider
the importance of the church (Ephesians 1:23, 4:4, 5:23).
B. The
message of the gospel is a distinctive message.
II. Lose Your
Integrity.
A. God’s
people have always been faced with the danger of compromise. Consider the
example of Moses (Exodus 8:25, 28, 10:11, 24). Consider the example of
Nehemiah, who refused to compromise with Sanballat (Nehemiah 6:3).
B. It is
not possible to fellowship denominations without compromising the truth.
When compromise takes place, at least three things happen. God’s law is
broken, the work suffers, and Satan wins.
III. Lose Your
Influence.
A. Paul
wrote, "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith
the Lord," (II Corinthians 6:17). It’s not possible to be in
fellowship with those in a false religion and be separate from them at the
same time.
B. It is
not possible for us to influence a person to come out of a denomination if
we make ourselves partners with the denomination.
IV. Lose Your
Inheritance.
A. The
greatest inheritance anyone could ever receive is waiting for us in heaven
(I Peter 1:3-5).
B. It is
possible to lose our inheritance (II John 9-11).
CONCLUSION:
1. Why
don’t we fellowship the denominations?
2.
There is too much to lose and nothing to gain.
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