Pentecost Season · Proper 19 · Year C
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Christ Came to Save Sinners
September 17, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost." (1 Timothy 1:15)
Paul thanks Christ for appointing him to service though he had once been a persecutor. He points to himself as the foremost of sinners so that others may see the perfect patience and mercy of Christ, and he breaks into praise of the eternal and only God.
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Commentary on 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Working Preacher
Explains why Paul's conversion story functions as a paradigm of grace for the whole church.
1 Timothy 1:12-17 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Discusses Paul's self-description as 'foremost of sinners' as an ongoing, not just past, confession.
1 Timothy 1 Commentary: Fight the Good Fight Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks through Paul's charge to Timothy and his own testimony verse by verse.
1 Timothy 1:12 Commentaries BibleHub
Gathers several older commentaries side by side on Paul's statement of thanks.
1 Timothy 1 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Offers Albert Barnes' close reading of Paul's account of his call and mercy.
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