Wednesday | 01 April 2026
In the conversation of faith that belongs to fellowship in Christ, we look diligently at the word and its application for our lives; and we encourage one another so that each person in our community – be it in our marriage, our house, or in the local network of houses to which we belong – is appropriating the grace of God.
By this grace, children within our families are able to grow up into the same fellowship in which we are being established. This fellowship is necessary so that children who have been born with the divine nature can grow and mature as sons of God. By grace, they are able to bear the fruit of faith that belongs to the fellowship of the Spirit, and they are not limited by the thorny, familiar cultures that thrive in independent households. Those who receive the gospel are able to mature through repentance and faith as they reorient their priorities in life so that the kingdom of God is their focus.
The evidence that we are receiving the gospel of the kingdom, and that we know the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is our focus on marriage, our house, and our connection to the body of Christ. We are able to find proper and open connection with one another in these relational settings as we are coming to Christ to be built together on Him through obedience to His word. 1Pe 2:4,7.
Our motivation for connection and relational engagement in our marriage, family, and church, is not an endless need to be serviced or affirmed. Our relationships are not encompassing, controlled or controlling. Rather, each person is able to meet in Spirit and in truth, and is never endeavouring to conquer another to satisfy their own wanton desires.
Further Study:
1 Peter 1
References:
1Pe 2:4
Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious.
1Pe 2:7
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the Chief Cornerstone.’