I Corinthians 1:8
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He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Who--God, Co1 1:4 (not Jesus Christ, Co1 1:7, in which case it would be "in His day"). unto the end--namely, "the coming of Christ." blameless in the day of . . . Christ-- (Th1 5:23). After that day there is no danger (Eph 4:30; Phi 1:6). Now is our day to work, and the day of our enemies to try us: then will be the day of Christ, and of His glory in the saints [BENGEL].
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. The preface or introduction to the whole epistle (Co1 1:1-9). II. One principal occasion of writing it hinted, namely, their divisions and the origin of them (Co1 1:10-13). III. An account of Paul's ministry among them, which was principally preaching the gospel (Co1 1:14-17). IV. The manner wherein he preached the gospel, and the different success of it, with an account how admirably it was fitted to bring glory to God and beat down the pride and vanity of men (Co1 1:17 to the end).
Open source ↗1:8 Even though believers are saved from eternal condemnation (see Rom 8:1), they remain accountable to God for the way they live (see 1 Cor 3:12-15; 4:4-5; 2 Cor 5:10). Paul encourages his readers to live a holy life so that they will be found faultless when Christ returns (see Phil 1:6, 10; 1 Thes 3:13; 5:23-24).
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so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.