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Verse 1 Corinthians 1:9. _GOD IS FAITHFUL_] The _faithfulness of God_
is a favourite expression among the ancient Jews; and by it they
properly understand the integrity of God in preserving whatever...
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GOD IS FAITHFUL - That is, God is true, and constant, and will adhere
to his promises. He will not deceive. He will not promise, and then
fail to perform; he will not commence anything which he will n...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. SEPARATION AND TESTIMONY. Chapter S 1-10
What Grace has Done and the Assurance Grace Gives. 1:1-9.
CHAPTER 1
In the opening verse of this epistle...
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1 CORINTHIANS 1-4. THE PARTIES IN THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH.
1 Corinthians 1:1. The epistle is sent in the joint names of Paul and
Sosthenes, who may have been the ruler of the synagogue mentioned in
Act...
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AN APOSTOLIC INTRODUCTION (1 Corinthians 1:1-3)...
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Always I thank my God for you, for the grace of God which has been
given to you in Christ Jesus. I have good reason to do so, because in
him you have been enriched in everything, in every form of spee...
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FAITHFUL. App-150. Compare 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 1:18.
1Th 5:24. 2 Thessalonians 3:3.
BY. App-104....
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_God is faithful_ It will not be God's fault, but our own, if the
promises of the last verse are not realized.
_the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ_ The important word here
rendered _fellowship_has...
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ΠΙΣΤΌΣ. God is _faithful_, i.e. to be depended upon. He will not
fail on His part, if we are but true to ourselves and to Him.
ΔΙ' ΟὟ. This use of διὰ in reference to the _causa
principalis_ is unusu...
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1 Corinthians 1:1-9. SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION...
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_THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SON OF GOD 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-9:_ Paul was
chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. God used him to write
several New Testament books. Sosthenes was a brother that also ha...
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DISCOURSE: 1929
THE BLESSINGS IMPARTED BY THE GOSPEL
1 Corinthians 1:4. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace
of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are
enrich...
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GOD IS FAITHFUL— That is, "If we continue obedient, God for his part
will certainly perform his promise faithfully....
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Salutation and Thanksgiving_ (1-9)
_Commentary
Text_
1 Corinthians 1:1-9. Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ
through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 un...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
Unity Originates in the Character of God (1 Corinthians 1:1-17)
1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus,
and our brother Sosthenes,
2 To the ch...
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God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
FAITHFUL - to His promises (; ).
CALLED - according to His purpose ().
Unto t...
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1 This is not the first time the apostle has written to the
Corinthians. He had written a letter to them (1Co_5:9) and they had
written one in return (1Co_7:1). This epistle is partly a reply to
their...
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1:9 fellowship (e-12) _ Koinonia_ . as ch. 10.16. see Notes, Hebrews
2:14 ....
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THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SON] i.e. union with Him. This is the keynote of
the Epistle, and leads to the thought suggested in the next paragraph,
that they who are united to Christ should be united to one...
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PARAPHRASE. 'I praise God continually because through your spiritual
union with Christ you have received the gifts of His grace. (5) I am
especially thankful because your knowledge of the truth and yo...
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GREETING AND THANKSGIVING. PARTISANSHIP IN THE CHURCH
St. Paul, after greeting the Church and giving thanks for its
spiritual gifts, rebukes the preference for various teachers which was
prevalent am...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
CORINTH
Corinth was an important city. It was on a very narrow section of
land (called an ‘isthmus’) in the southern part of Gre...
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GOD IS FAITHFUL. — The One who called them “unto the communion of
His Son” is faithful, and therefore He will complete His work; no
trials and sufferings need make them doubt that all will at last be...
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CHAPTER 2
THE CHURCH IN CORINTH
In the year 58 A.D., when Paul wrote this Epistle, Corinth was a city
with a mixed population, and conspicuous for the turbulence and
immorality commonly found in seap...
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CHAPTER 3
THE FACTIONS
THE first section of this Epistle, extending from the tenth verse of
the first chapter to the end of the fourth chapter, is occupied with
an endeavour to quench the factious sp...
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The ground of Paul's hope for the ultimate welfare of the Cor [110] is
_God's fidelity_. His gifts are bestowed on a wise and settled plan (1
Corinthians 1:21; Romans 8:28 ff; Romans 11:29); His _word...
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§ 2. THE THANKSGIVING. The Pauline thanksgiving holds the place of
the _captatio benevolentiœ_ in ancient speeches, with the diff [68]
that it is in solemn sincerity addressed to _God_. The Ap. thanks...
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ENRICHED AND UNITED IN CHRIST
1 Corinthians 1:1
It was pleasant to the church at Corinth to realize that one of their
own number was associated with the Apostle in his great ministry.
Compare 1 Corin...
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The epistle is to the Church. Its messages are only for those who have
been brought into fellowship with Jesus Christ. The character of the
Church is indicated in the words, "sanctified in Christ Jesu...
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Words of Encouragement
Paul used a Christian approach to the typical greetings in letters of
that day. He wanted them to experience all of God's unmerited favor,
or grace. Notice, Paul says that grace...
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God [is] (h) faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of
his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
(h) True and constant, who not only calls us, but also gives to us the
gift of perseverance....
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The asyndeton between the preceding verse and this arises from the
fact that the latter is only the emphasized reaffirmation, in another
form, of the same idea: the faithfulness of God, as the pledge...
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THE THANKSGIVING. 1:4-9.
The Epistle to the Galatians is the only one in which the apostle
passes directly from the address to the handling of his subject,
without interposing a thanksgiving. This is...
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(4) I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which
is given you by Jesus Christ; (5) That in everything ye are enriched
by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; (6) Even as th...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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9._God is faithful _When the Scripture speaks of God as faithful the
meaning in many cases is, that in God there is steadfastness and
evenness of tenor, so that what he begins he _prosecutes _to the e...
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I will now turn back to take up the thread of the contents of this
epistle from the beginning. Paul was an apostle by the will of God.
That was his authority, however it might be with others. Moreover...
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GOD IS FAITHFUL, BY WHOM YE WERE CALLED,.... These words contain
arguments, assuring the saints of their confirmation in grace, and of
their being preserved blameless to the day of Christ, taken from...
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God _is_ faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ver. 9. _Unto the fellowship_] Union being the ground of communion: so
that all is in him is for us. I...
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_Grace be unto you_, &c. See on Romans 1:7. _I thank my God always_
Whenever I mention you to God in prayer, or on every occasion; _on
your behalf_ On your account; _for the grace of God which is give...
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GOD IS FAITHFUL; to his promises, and will keep you by his power,
through faith unto salvation. 1 Peter 1:5....
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The thanksgiving of the apostle:...
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GOD IS FAITHFUL, BY WHOM YE WERE CALLED UNTO THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS
SON, JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD.
In spite of the conditions which Paul knew to be existing in Corinth,
he must break forth in a hymn of t...
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Paul writes here as "a called apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of
God." As such, it is the authoritative word of God he communicates,
that which requires the subjection and obedience of all the Chu...
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GOD IS FAITHFUL, THROUGH WHOM YE WERE CALLED INTO THE FELLOWSHIP OF
HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
'God is faithful' -Which demands that we can always DEPEND on God
acting in the way He said He will...
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1-9 All Christians are by baptism dedicated and devoted to Christ,
and are under strict obligations to be holy. But in the true church of
God are all who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be...
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_God is faithful:_ faithfulness is the same with veracity or truth to
a man's word, which renders a person fit to be credited. It is a great
attribute of God, 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 1 THESSALONIANS 5:24....
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God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of
his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. [The faithfulness of God insured that
it would be no fault of his if the Corinthians failed to attain...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II
And when it is said, "God is faithful," it is intimated that He is
worthy to be believed when declaring aught. Now His Word declares; and
"God" Himself is "fait...
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1 Corinthians 1:9 God G2316 faithful G4103 by G1223 whom G3739 called
G2564 (G5681) into G1519 fellowship G2842
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‘Who will also confirm you to the end, unreproveable in the day of
our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful through whom you were called
into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.'
Note here...
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1 Corinthians 1:9. GOD IS FAITHFUL, to do this (Rom 8:30; 1
Thessalonians 5:23-24; Philippians 1:6).
BY WHOM YE WERE CALLED INTO THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SON JESUS CHRIST.
Not into fell
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GOD IS FAITHFUL
(πιστος ο θεος). This is the ground of Paul's confidence as
he loves to say (1 Thessalonians 5:24; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Romans
8:36;...
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1. _Paul, called to be an, apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of
God, and Sosthenes our brother,_
Paul could never have sustained the great weight of responsibility and
tribulation which fell u...
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1. _Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of
God, and Sosthenes our brother,_
This brother had been put to great shame. He was beaten before the
judgment-seat, if you remembe...
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I am going to speak about the testimony of the apostle Peter
concerning his Lord, but we will first read together part of the
writings of his «beloved brother Paul,» that we may see how these
eminent...
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1, 2. _Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will
of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God which is at
Corinth,_
-Note the humility of Paul in associating with hi...
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CONTENTS: Christians' position in grace. The unspiritual condition of
the Corinthian saints. Danger of following human leaders and exulting
in human wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Sosthenes, A...
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1 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, called to be an apostle._ It was proper to
mention this, else he would have had no title to address his letter to
the Corinthians, and the catholic church, or saints in gener...
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GOD IS TO BE TRUSTED. Paul's trust is in God! God has already acted in
history, through Christ, to set men free. God will not withdraw his
offer of salvation! Both God and Christ guarantee the offer o...
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_Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of
God._
THE SALUTATION
I. The character of Paul.
1. There were two things the apostle knew confidently.
(1) That he was “not meet t...
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_I thank my God … for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus
Christ._
APOSTOLIC THANKSGIVING FOR
I. The grace they had received.
1. Freely given.
2. Richly supplied.
3. Amply confirmed.
II...
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_God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His
Son._
THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD
On this eternal, self-existent fidelity we can repose with safety.
I. It is well that we have somet...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1:8 GUILTLESS. There is no
condemnation on judgment day for those who, like the Corinthians, are
in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1)
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Introduction to the
Letter’s Main Themes. The opening verses can be divided into an
initial greeting (vv. 1 Corinthi
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RANSLATED AND EDITED
BY W. F. COBB, D.D.
EDINBURGH: JOHN GRANT
31 George IV. Bridge
1908
SAINT PAUL'S
FIRST EPISTLE TO THE
CORINTHIANS
EDITORS PREFACE
In translating the Comments of Cornelius...
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_God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the of His Son Jesus
Christ our Lord._ Note, _faithful_ with S. Paul is the same as
constant, truthful, as I shall show on 1 Tim i. 15; not, according to...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 1:1. CALLED (to be) AN APOSTLE.—Only here and in
Romans 1:1. For exact force choose between, (_a_) one of Christ’s
“called” ones, who am also, in point of fact, an apost...
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EXPOSITION
The oldest superscription was probably, "To the Corinthians, the first
(Πρὸς Κορινθίους πρώτη)." This is found in
א, A, B, C, D.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:1
_The_ _greeting. _An opening salutati...
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Let's turn to I Corinthians, chapter 1.
Paul introduces himself as the writer with Sosthenes in the first
verse.
Paul, called an apostle (1 Corinthians 1:1)
Notice the words to be are in italics. Th...
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1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 1 John
1:3;...
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Faithful [π ι σ τ ο ς]. Emphatic, and therefore first in the
sentence. See on 1 John 1:9; Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:14. Compare
2 Timothy 2:13.
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THE CARNAL CHRISTIAN
1 Corinthians 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We will consider the opening 9 verses of the first chapter of I
Corinthians. These verses give us plainly an eightfold standing which
we ha...
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THE CHURCH OF GOD AT CORINTH
1 Corinthians 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We propose taking several studies from the First Epistle to the
Corinthians. There will be much to consider here which should help...
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God is faithful — To all his promises; and therefore "to him that
hath shall be given." By whom ye are called — A pledge of his
willingness to save you unto the uttermost....