Yes—carnal believers can be considered blameless because the Lord Jesus confirms them unto the end and they are under the blood of Christ.
In 1 Corinthians 1:8-9, Paul says God will confirm even the carnal Corinthians unto the end so they may be blameless in the day of Christ. Les Feldick teaches that this blamelessness rests on God's faithfulness and the finished work of Christ, not on the believer's conduct. Even though Satan accuses believers day and night, their standing before God is secured by the blood.
1 Corinthians 1:8 — Paul directly tells the Corinthian believers that God will confirm them unto the end so they can be blameless in the day of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:9 — Paul grounds the believer's blamelessness in God's faithfulness, not in the believer's own faithfulness.
1 Corinthians 1:8-9 (KJV) reads, “Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” The promise of being confirmed unto the end and made blameless is given by God and grounded in His faithfulness, not in the believer’s record. Revelation 12:10 (KJV) says, “for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.” This indicates that believers can be accused because they do sin. 1 John 2:1-2 (KJV) says, “And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins.” The Bible therefore frames blamelessness as something God does for the believer through Christ rather than something the believer earns.
Les Feldick points to 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 and says these verses make it plain that even the carnal believer—and most of the Corinthians were carnal—will be taken up when the Lord comes and considered blameless because they are under the blood of Christ. That blamelessness does not come from the Corinthians being faithful; it comes from God, who is faithful. Les compares a believer who sins to Israel in Egypt: the death angel could not touch them because they were under the blood. In the same way, when believers sin, they are still under the blood and are not forgotten by God. Les also emphasizes that the Lord was not going to forget Corinth because of their carnality, weaknesses, failures, and even gross sin. Every spiritual blessing available to the Philippians was equally available to the Corinthians. He says the idea is hard for some to swallow, but it is what the book says. At the same time, God's grace is not license; believers still need cleansing when they sin. And since Satan accuses the brethren day and night, the believer's blameless standing is a matter of what Christ has done, not what the believer does.
Les shows from 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 that the promise was made to the Corinthians while they were still carnal and fleshly-minded. He says even the carnal believer will be taken up when the Lord comes and will be blameless because they are under the blood. God did not give up on the Corinthian congregation even though it was plagued with almost every sin imaginable. When believers sin, they are still under the blood, just as Israel under the blood in Egypt was safe from the death angel.
Les makes clear that being blameless does not mean the believer is sinless. Satan accuses the brethren before God day and night, and as long as believers are in the body of flesh they are prone to fall. But the believer's blamelessness comes from being under the blood of Christ, not from an absence of sin. The Bible shows that when a believer sins, Jesus Christ is the advocate with the Father and the propitiation for sins. Grace, however, is not license—believers are still to be cleansed.
Les stresses that the reason the Corinthians or any believer can be considered blameless is not because they are faithful but because God is faithful. In the same way the Abrahamic covenant was never annulled by Israel's failure, God does not cancel what He has established. Believers can therefore have assurance and rejoice in their security. Les also notes that some of these truths exceed human comprehension, yet for the believer they become a point of assurance and rejoicing.
Carnal Corinthians Still Awaiting Christ's Coming
In spite of their carnality, moral weaknesses, and gross sin, the Corinthians were waiting for the coming of the Lord, and He was not going to forget them if He came.
Carnal Believers Blameless Under the Blood
Les says 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 makes it plain that even the carnal believer will be taken up at the Lord's coming and considered blameless because they are under the blood of Christ—not because they are faithful.
God Didn't Give Up on Corinth
The Corinthian congregation was plagued with almost every sin imaginable, yet God did not give up on them and kept them in a place of growth.
Paul Addressing Carnal Believers
Paul wrote to carnal believers who were constantly tempted to return to idolatry and immorality, using everything at his disposal to teach them the gospel.
Corinth Most Carnal of Paul's Churches
None of the churches Paul dealt with were as carnal and fleshly-minded as Corinth, which is why so many corrections were needed.
Under the Blood When We Sin
When believers sin, they are still under the blood, just as Israel in Egypt was protected from the death angel; God's grace is not license to sin.
Assurance and Security in God's Choice
Even though these truths are hard to comprehend, for the believer they become assurance and rejoicing because the believer is secure in the body of Christ.
Satan Accuses the Brethren
Satan accused believers before God day and night, and because believers are in the flesh they are prone to fall; this makes the blood of Christ the basis for their blamelessness.
1 Corinthians 1:8: Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is the central promise that answers how carnal believers can be considered blameless.
1 Corinthians 1:9: God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
This verse shows the blamelessness is grounded in God's faithfulness, not the believer's.
Revelation 12:10: And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Shows why believers need a blameless status: Satan accuses them before God day and night.
1 John 2:1: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Offers the New Testament response to a believer's sin—Christ is the advocate.
1 John 2:2: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Explains the basis of the believer's cleansed standing: Christ's propitiation.
Exodus 12:13: And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Les uses this picture of Israel under the blood to illustrate the believer's safety when he sins.
No. Being blameless in God's sight is a position based on Christ's blood, not a record of sinlessness. Les says even while sinning, the believer is under the blood and is considered blameless because of what Christ has done.
Yes. Les teaches that even the carnal believer will be taken up when the Lord comes and considered blameless because they are under the blood of Christ.
No. Les repeatedly stresses that God's grace is not license. Though believers are covered by the blood, they still need cleansing when they sin.
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