“Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ — 'firm' (bebaioō) and 'blameless' (anegklētos) are Paul's prayer, not the Corinthians' achievement. The final judgment will reveal who built with gold, silver, stone versus wood, hay, straw (ch. 3). Standing firm depends on Christ's faithfulness, not human moral attainment.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:8
“Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that you may be unreprovable.” Here he seems to court them, but the saying is free from all flattery; for he knows also how to press them home; as when he says, 1 Corinthians 4:18-21 “Now some are puffed up as though I would not come to you:” and again, “What will you? Shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?” And, 2 Corinthians 13:3 “Since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me.” But he is also…
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