Fellowship means service, self-restraint and respect for the rights of others.
Whenever you are alone you are master of your dispositions. You may do as you please, and may release whatever disposition you wish to express; provided you keep within the bounds of law, morals and ethics. This is called sovereignty
Sovereignty allows you to rest or lie down on the couch or the bed; if you desire to sing, to whistle, to eat or read, you can do as you please.
Once you are among others: family, groups, or any public event. Your Sovereignty is and must be curtailed. One is required to conform to regulations, customs and traditions--even if no legal, moral or ethical issues are involved.
The reason is, once you are among people, you are a member of a group, and in a group, you are bound by charity and lose your sovereignty, at least, part of it.
In a group others have equal rights of human dignity. Their rights must be respected as you would expect them to respect you.
This is called fellowship and is opposed to sovereignty. Fellowship means service, self-restraint and respect for the rights of others.
Sovereignty, when among others, means the reverse: domination, unrestricted power, and disregard for the needs, rights, and desires of others. Fellowship is the principle of group mindedness and charity; sovereignty is that of individualism. Each have their place and proper conditions.
To the extent that a sovereign recognizes others he loses the prerogatives of sovereignty. To the extent that a group grants to any of its members the status of sovereignty, it weakens the principle of fellowship.
