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　　1 John 1:3 "That which we have seen and heard we report also to you that you also may have fellowship with us, and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ."

　　1 John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from every sin."

　　The circulation of the blood is the fellowship of our body. The fellowship of Christ's Body is also a kind of circulation.…The fellowship in Christ's Body…is the circulation of the Spirit. The Spirit today is the “blood” in Christ's Body. If there were no blood in our body, our body would be dried up and would be dead. Likewise, if Christ's Body did not have the Spirit, it would be like a corpse. Thus, the fellowship of the Body of Christ is simply the circulation, the current, of the Spirit—not the Holy Spirit or the Spirit of God but the Spirit.…In this Spirit there is divinity, that is, God's divine nature, and there is humanity, that is, man's human nature. There is also Christ's person, Christ's wonderful, all-inclusive death, and Christ's empowering resurrection with His ascension. All these elements have been compounded into this one Spirit. When this one Spirit is circulating within the Body of Christ, divinity, humanity, Christ's person, Christ's death, and Christ's resurrection are all circulating. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “A Brief Presentation of the Lord's Recovery, “pp. 414-415)

　　The circulation of the blood is very important to our physical body. This circulation carries nourishment to every part of our body, and it also causes our body to be cherished.…Romans 10:12 says that whenever we call on the name of the Lord, the Lord becomes rich to us. I have discovered that the more we call on the Lord with a loud voice, the more our spirit is released, and the more we are healed and strengthened. Such calling on the Lord will make us very healthy because to call in this way is to exercise. If we are always quiet and shut up within ourselves, we will be very weak. But if we call, “O Lord Jesus! O Lord! O Lord, Amen, Hallelujah!” for ten minutes, the Lord will become rich to us.…The Lord is rich to all who call on Him. To call is not merely to pray. The Greek word for call means “to cry out, “even loudly. In certain situations it would not be appropriate for us to call on the Lord loudly. However, when we are in a proper situation to do so, we should call loudly, “O Lord Jesus! Amen!” By calling on the Lord in this way, we will enjoy the riches of Christ, and we will be strengthened. This is because our calling on the name of the Lord causes the Spirit to circulate within us. This circulating Spirit is the compound Spirit, who includes divinity, humanity, Christ's person, Christ's death, and Christ's resurrection.…When this Spirit circulates within us, we enjoy all of Christ's riches. This circulation is the fellowship of the Body of Christ. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “A Brief Presentation of the Lord's Recovery, “p. 415)

　　The divine fellowship is the reality of living in the Body of Christ. The Lord has been frustrated throughout the centuries because of the lack of fellowship. In Revelation 22:20 the Lord Jesus said, “I come quickly, “but it has been nearly two thousand years, and the Lord is still not back. The reason is that the believers are individualistic, independent, opinionated, and divisive.…The believers seem to be like horses without bridles. Today nothing seems to control them. Actually, the divine fellowship should control the believers.

　　The one thing that should rule us is the divine fellowship. We are restricted in this fellowship. By being restricted in this fellowship, the Body of Christ is kept in oneness, and the work of the ministry continues to go on.…The thing that makes everything alive is fellowship. If we learn to fellowship, we will receive many benefits, especially in the Lord's work. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 1, “The Triune God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man, ” p. 357)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “A Brief Presentation of the Lord's Recovery, ” pp.413-431; CWWL, 1990, vol. 1, “The Triune God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man, ” ch.17