Called to be Saints Together

“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Cor 1:9) This coming Sunday, we will start a new study in the book of 1 Corinthians. In this letter, Paul instructs the church on godly living and seeks to help them adopt a new mindset radically different from the surrounding culture. Despite the many issues this church faced, Paul highlights the grace of God in their midst. There is no church without issues, and the community in Corinth was certainly no exception. Paul’s concern in the opening verses is to show that because God is the one who called the church to have fellowship with Christ, he is confident that, despite their many issues, God will preserve and sustain them to the end.  Like the Corinthian community, Risen Savior is not a perfect church by any means. However, like the Corinthians, we are a community called, saved, and sanctified by God’s grace. If Paul found ways to be thankful to