Communion with God is so wonderful that many pretend to have it when they do not even know what it is. It is like the man who brags about knowing the king but never has seen his face nor met him. God's Spirit calls it a lie when a man says he knows the Lord but entertains unrighteousness too: 'If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie' (I John 1:6). Communion is rooted in union, and union in likeness. 'Can two walk together, except they be agreed?' (Amos 3:3). There is a big difference between communion with God and familiarity with ordinances. A man may live with ordinances every day but still be a stranger to God.
William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, vol. 2, abridged by Ruthanne Garlock, et al. (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 2009) 164.
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