The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:30-31
The union of the genuine disciple with his Master. "But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." Concerning this union— I. It is MOST VITAL . "In Christ," not merely in his dispensation, in his school, in his character, but in himself, as the branches are in the vine, He is their life, II. It is DIVINELY FORMED . "Of... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:30
What Christ is to the believer. What is Christ to us? This is a great, an all important question. The answer to it is an answer to all vital questions respecting our present and future. To God, Christ is much; to the angels, much; to many men, nothing— a mere "root out of a dry ground" ( Isaiah 53:2 ). What to us? To the believer Christ is— I. WISDOM . This is the supply of a great want, for though in the world there is much talk of wisdom, there is but little possession. Every... read more