What does the Bible say about communion with god?
Bible Topic · WEB
The Bible teaches that communion with God is a gracious fellowship into which believers are called through Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit, and shared with God’s people. Through the apostolic gospel, 1 John 1:3 declares that Christians have fellowship with the Father and His Son. God calls His people into this fellowship through Christ, as 1 Corinthians 1:9 affirms, while 2 Corinthians 13:14 celebrates the triune source of grace, love, and fellowship. Revelation 3:20 pictures Christ’s welcoming nearness to those who receive Him. This communion also bears fruit in the church: believers are united by one Spirit and learn to rejoice, weep, and show tenderhearted compassion with one another.
Study outline
Curated topical outlines from classic public-domain study works.
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
- Is communion with the Father 1 John 1:3
- Christ set an example of Luke 19:41; Luke 19:42
- Is communion with the Son 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 John 1:3; Revelation 3:20
- Exhortation to Romans 12:15; 1 Peter 3:8
- Is communion with the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:13; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Philippians 2:1
- Exercise towards
- Reconciliation must precede Amos 3:3
- The afflicted Job 6:14; Hebrews 13:3
- Holiness essential to 2 Corinthians 6:14-16
- The chastened Isaiah 22:4; Jeremiah 9:1
- Promised to the obedient John 14:23
- Enemies Psalms 35:13
- Saints
- The poor Proverbs 19:17
- Desire Psalms 42:1; Philippians 1:23
- The weak 2 Corinthians 11:29; Galatians 6:2
- Have, in meditation Psalms 63:5; Psalms 63:6
- Saints 1 Corinthians 12:25; 1 Corinthians 12:26
- Have, in prayer Philippians 4:6; Hebrews 4:16
- Inseparable from love to God 1 John 3:17; John 4:20
- Have, in the Lord’s supper 1 Corinthians 10:16
- Motives to
- Should always enjoy Psalms 16:8; John 14:16-18
- The compassion of God Matthew 13:27; Matthew 13:33
- Exemplified
- The sense of our infirmities Hebrews 5:2
- Enoch Genesis 5:24
- The wicked made to feel, for saints Psalms 106:46
- Noah Genesis 6:9
- Promise to those who show Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 10:42
- Abraham Genesis 18:33
- Illustrated Luke 10:33; Luke 15:20
- Jacob Genesis 32:24-29
- Exemplified
- Moses Exodus 33:11-23
- Pharaoh’s daughter Exodus 2:6
- Shobi, &c 2 Samuel 17:27-29
- Elijah 1 Kings 17:18; 1 Kings 17:19
- Nehemiah Nehemiah 1:4
- Job’s friends Job 2:11
Showing the first 40 headings of this outline.
Related topics
Go deeper
Ask Explain Bible AI about communion with god and get a fuller answer from a Reformed theological perspective.
Ask what the Bible says about communion with god