What does 'confirm' mean in 1 Corinthians 1:8?
In this context, 'confirm' means to lock it in and settle it once and for all. The coming Lord Jesus will confirm believers unto the end, until His coming, securing them as His own and blameless, despite their carnal and immoral practices.
Les explains that in 1 Corinthians 1:8, Paul says the coming Lord Jesus, speaking of the rapture, will also confirm you unto the end. Les asks what the word confirm really means and answers that it means to lock it in, to settle it once and for all. Even though the Corinthians had carnal, immoral practices in the church, the Lord Jesus had confirmed them as His own, making them blameless. Les notes this is beyond his logic and comprehension, but it is what God's Word says.
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
More Questions
Why is 1 Corinthians 1:8 mind-boggling?
The promise that people like the Corinthians, with all their failures and weaknesses, would be confirmed blameless is mind-boggling.
What does 'unto the end' mean in 1 Corinthians 1:8?
In 1 Corinthians 1:8, 'unto the end' means until the time Christ would come or until they passed off through sin and death.
What does 'the coming Lord Jesus' mean in 1 Corinthians 1:8?
The 'coming Lord Jesus' in verse 8 refers to the rapture.