'Participation' in the Bible
God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason why many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep [in death].
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Therefore if there is any encouragement and comfort in Christ [as there certainly is in abundance], if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship [that we share] in the Spirit, if [there is] any [great depth of] affection and compassion,
I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective and powerful because of your accurate knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ.