Central to its message is the grace of god and the salvation through jesus christ.
1 timothy 1 12.
Triggered by the mention of paul’s role (1 timothy 1:11), it gives perspective on the source of paul’s thankfulness and provides a model for its.
1 timothy 1:12 additional translations.
Verses 1 and 2 identify the author (paul) and the intended recipient (timothy).
International standard version i thank the messiah jesus, our lord, who gives me strength, that he has considered me faithful and has appointed me to his service.
The lord’s grace to paul.
3 as i urged you when i went into macedonia, stay there in ephesus so.
( a) who has given me strength, christ jesus our lord, because he judged me faithful, ( b) appointing me to his service, read full chapter.
Ejaculation of thankfulness for this high trust.
Timothy charged to oppose false teachers.
Acts 9:15 but the lord said unto him, go thy way:
12 how thankful i am to christ jesus our lord for choosing me as one of his messengers, and giving me the strength to be faithful to him, read full chapter 1.
Much, of course, can be said about the two concepts of grace and salvation that permeate both parts of the christian bible.
14 and the grace of our lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in.
And i thank jesus christ our lord l the subject matter of this thanksgiving being the apostle's call to the ministry of the word, and his furniture and fitness for it, shows, that while others were fond of being teachers, and called doctors of the law, he esteemed it an high honour and special favour bestowed upon him, that he was a preacher of the gospel;
Though he appears to turn aside for a moment from the false teachers, he is still carrying out his design to inspire timothy with a proper view of the true nature and importance of the gospel.
Christ jesus came to save sinners.
Timothy had accompanied paul on his missionary journey to
1 paul, an apostle of jesus christ, by the commandment of god our savior and the lord jesus christ, our hope, 2 to timothy, a true son in the faith: