1 Corinthians 1:9 (GNV)

Passage

God is faithfull, by whom ye are called vnto the fellowship of his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:7 So that ye are not destitute of any gift: wayting for the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:8 Who shall also confirme you vnto the ende, that ye may be blamelesse, in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithfull, by whom ye are called vnto the fellowship of his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:10 Nowe I beseeche you, brethren, by the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye all speake one thing, and that there be no dissensions among you: but be ye knit together in one mind, and in one iudgement.

1 Corinthians 1:11 For it hath bene declared vnto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Cloe, that there are contentions among you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "faith", "faithfull", "vnto", "fellowship", "sonne", "iesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Who shall also confirme you vnto the..." into verse 10's "Nowe I beseeche you brethren by the...", so "called" and "faith" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.