The minute that you accept Jesus Christ as your savior you are taken into the family of god… and he promises to complete his perfect work in you through the power of the holy spirit. just as the body cannot function without the mind of the Father, the mind cannot become man without the literal body of Jesus Christ. together they give us a new heart, a new spirit within us which we must not grieve… the Holy Spirit. in unity they transform the ordinary into the extraordinary... the living body of christ on earth, the church. we are a tripartite being created in the image of God. Mind, Body and Spirit we give to God to accomplish what we cannot.
The title Savior identifies God as the source of our salvation, both our justification and sanctification. Paul speaks of Christ as our hope because He is the reason we can expectantly look forward to eternal life in glory.
Paul was indicating total acceptance of Timothy as a believer.
Timothy was a native of Lystra in Phrygia. His father was Greek, and his mother Eunice and grandmother Lois were godly Jewish women. It was through the influence of these women that Timothy learned the Hebrew Scriptures as a child. Paul calls Timothy a “true son in the faith”, suggesting that he was converted during Paul’s first missionary visit to Lystra.
The central purpose of 1 Timothy is found in 3:15: “I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” The church is God’s primary vehicle for accomplishing His work on earth. Paul offers Timothy a whole list of extremely practical advice for leading a church. As he faced the problems and hardships of ministry in a local church, Timothy must have repeatedly read Paul’s letter for the valuable insights it offers
In this letter Paul presents Jesus as the “one Mediator between God and men” (2:5), and reminds Timothy, his young apprentice, that “God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory” (3:16). Jesus came to earth to save sinners (1:15) by giving Himself as a ransom for all (2:6). Paul wants Timothy to understand that this One who is both God and Man not only has our salvation in mind but is also the source of spiritual strength, faith, and love (1:12, 14). No wonder Paul wants Timothy to focus on Jesus as he faces the challenges of ministry. Jesus is the Savior in every and all circumstances (4:10).
The NKJV Study Bible. (2007). (1 Ti). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
2 Timothy 1:1–2 (NKJV)
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, a beloved son:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
Titus 1:2
2 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:1
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