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1 Timothy 1:14

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

1 Timothy 1:14

Verse 14 of 20

Scripture focus

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Timothy 1:14

Theological / Devotional

Grace. See on Rom. 3:24; 1 Cor. 1:3. Paul claims no credit for his own conversion. Without the concern and strength of God he would still be the persecuting Saul.

Exceeding abundant. Compare Rom. 5:20. Grace is given in proportion to man’s need. Those who are weakened the most in sin need the most grace. Paul does not imply that God arbitrarily gives men varying measures of grace, with the result that some men are never converted because God refused to give them sufficient grace.

Faith. A loyal friendship with Jesus Christ superseded Paul’s former “unbelief” (v. 13). See on Rom. 3:22 ; 4:3.

Love. The outrageous behavior of the bigot was replaced by a new spirit of compassion and gratitude. Faith and love are eloquent proof that “grace” controls the life. For a definition of “love” see on Matt. 5:43; 1 Cor. 13:1.

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