"Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you."
It is encouraging that God would move the author to commend the Corinthians for "maintain[ing] the traditions." The Corinthian believers had so many problems: moral failures, idolatry, distortion of God's ordinances, and selfish, loveless use of spiritual giftedness. And yet, they are commended.
It is not wise to compare yourself with others to make yourself appear better. But it is comforting to know that God continued to work with these people who would seem to have more problems than most of our churches. God's mercy lead kept Him from abandoning these unworthy vessels. Instead of leaving them to themselves, God corrected them.
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