Every once is a while, we find a blockbuster verse that conveys in ambiguity what we had not understood before our study of the verse. 1 Corinthians 1:30 is such a verse. Here is the NASB translation as footnoted and scrubbed of italic additions.
1) But from Him - God caused you to be transferred into Christ.
2) You are in Christ Jesus - everyone who has been transferred into Christ, has been justified and made alive together with Christ.
3) Who became to us - the relative pronoun "who" refers to Christ Jesus, and introduces the relative clause. When we were transferred into Christ, passively, because God transferred us, we did not transfer ourselves; then Christ became passively for everyone transferred, four things, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption.
But from Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
1) But from Him - God caused you to be transferred into Christ.
2) You are in Christ Jesus - everyone who has been transferred into Christ, has been justified and made alive together with Christ.
3) Who became to us - the relative pronoun "who" refers to Christ Jesus, and introduces the relative clause. When we were transferred into Christ, passively, because God transferred us, we did not transfer ourselves; then Christ became passively for everyone transferred, four things, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption.
(1) Wisdom here refers to divine wisdom from our Paraclete.
(2) Righteousness here refers justification, no longer under sin, but having righteousness bestowed by Christ
(3) When we were transferred into Christ, we were sanctified or set apart within Christ for God's own possession, thus we became saints.
(4) Redemption here appears not only to refer to our spiritual redemption, already accomplished, but also Christ's indwelt Spirit is our pledge from God for our future physical redemption.
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