1 Timothy 1:1 KJV
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
The Bible says here that
God is our Saviour
The term belongs to Him as well as Jesus Christ because He is the author of our salvation. It was God the Father that sent His Son into the world and it was God the Father that so loved the world as to give His only begotten son.
Jesus Christ is our hope
Barnes says of this hope,
"....that Christ is revealed among you as the source of the hope of glory in a better world. This was the great truth which so animated the heart and fired the zeal of the apostle Paul...."
Without Christ there would be no hope of eternal life with God. Christ is the mediator between God and man. He is the One Who has gone before the Father to plead our case. It is through Him we have access to the holiest, and in Him we rest our expectation of eternity.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
The Bible says here that
God is our Saviour
The term belongs to Him as well as Jesus Christ because He is the author of our salvation. It was God the Father that sent His Son into the world and it was God the Father that so loved the world as to give His only begotten son.
Jesus Christ is our hope
Barnes says of this hope,
"....that Christ is revealed among you as the source of the hope of glory in a better world. This was the great truth which so animated the heart and fired the zeal of the apostle Paul...."
Without Christ there would be no hope of eternal life with God. Christ is the mediator between God and man. He is the One Who has gone before the Father to plead our case. It is through Him we have access to the holiest, and in Him we rest our expectation of eternity.
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