Koinonia is the anglicisation of a
Greek word (κοινωνία) that means communion by intimate participation. The word is used frequently in the
New Testament of the
Bible to describe the relationship within the early Christian
church as well as the act of breaking
bread in the manner which Christ prescribed during the Passover meal [John 6:48-69, Matthew 26:26-28, 1 Corinthian 10:16, 1 Corinthians 11:24]. As a result the word is used within the Christian Church to participate, as Paul says, in the Communion of - in this manner it identifies the idealised state of fellowship and community that should exist, this we call - Communion.
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