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to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:
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Your Identity in Christ
Paul defines believers not by their behavior but by their position. Commentators explain that being "sanctified" and "called to be saints" means you are set apart by God, for God, because of your union with Jesus. This identity is a gift based on God's gracious call, not a status you earn through personal holiness.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Introductory Notes Continued from Verse 1... (At the end of the Introduction, see Verse Notes for 1 Corinthians 1:1–2)
V. — DIVI…
The church of God (τη εκκλησια του θεου). Belonging to God, not to any individual or faction, as this genitive case shows. In [Ref…
19th Century
Anglican
Church of God.—St. Chrysostom remarks how these opening words are a protest against the party-spirit prevailing at Corinth: “The C…
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Baptist
To them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints,
Called to sacred uses, set apart to God. That is the call of all b…
The believers in Corinth are designated as the “church [ekklesia; GK 1711] of God” (cf. also Ac 20:28; 2 Corinthians 1:1), a phrase tha…
16th Century
Protestant
To the Church of God which is at Corinth. It may perhaps appear strange that he should give the name of a Church of God to a multitude of …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth This epistle is inscribed to the saints at Corinth; who are described by …
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 wh…
13th Century
Catholic
This epistle is divided into two parts: in the first, he sends his greeting, and in the other, his message (v. 4). The greeting itself has three se…
