Two Great Truths

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. —1 Corinthians 1:9

In today’s text Paul states two great truths we all need to be reminded of today.  First, the great truth of the FAITHFULNESS of God— “God is faithful!”  The context of Paul’s statement was to a church going through a severe crisis. The church at Corinth had problems with divisions among church members, immorality, marital conflicts, legal disputes between Christians, disorders at the Lord’s table, confusion over spiritual gifts, etc.  In spite of all that was wrong in the church, Paul assures them that “God is faithful.” Thank God, when things are going wrong in our lives, “God is faithful” even when we are not.

The second thing Paul reminds them of is their calling to the FELLOWSHIP of His Son—“ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son…”   Fellowship has been simply defined as “two fellows in the same ship.” It implies a partnership. We are called to be partners with Christ.

There are various kinds of partnerships.  For example, there is a business partnership. In business you own things together with your partner. Everything that I own belongs to Jesus Christ. It belongs to Him as much as it does to me. Therefore, He has an interest in what I own.

Marriage is a love partnership.  In marriage we share mutual interests. I’m interested in my wife and she is interested in me. The same is true of our partnership with Christ—I should be interested in Him as He is interested in me.  Now that answers questions regarding where I can go and what I can do.

Thank God He is faithful and for the fellowship we have in Jesus!  These two truths should bring comfort, confidence and courage in a world of fretfulness, faithlessness and fearfulness.