1 Corinthians 1:9 - Exposition

God is faithful. He will not leave his promises unfulfilled or his work unfinished ( 1 Corinthians 10:13 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 ; Hebrews 10:23 ; Romans 8:28-30 ). Through whom. By whom, as the moving cause and agent in your salvation. Ye were called . The calling was a pledge of the final blessing ( Romans 8:30 ). Into the fellowship of his Son. Union ( koinonia, communion) with Christ is the sole means of spiritual life ( John 15:4 ; Galatians 2:20 ). Through the Son we also have fellowship with the Father ( 1 John 1:3 ). The perfect sincerity of the apostle is observable in this thanksgiving. He speaks of the Church in general in terms of gratitude and hopefulness, and dwells on its rich spiritual endowments; but he has not a word of praise for any moral advance such as that which he so lovingly recognized in the Thessalonians and Philippians.