“According to the glorious gospel”: In the Greek the last phrase is literally “the sound doctrine”, which means that “sound teaching” is another name for the gospel message. This also means that there is not any difference between what composes the gospel and what composes sound doctrine, they are one and the same. Therefore, the gospel contains God's standard of morality as well as what one must do to be saved. Those who contend for. distinction between “doctrine” and “gospel” are not using the Scriptures lawfully. Paul is saying that this view of the Law and its purpose and what is not lawful is given according to the teaching found in the glorious gospel. Thus this estimate of the Law was not Paul's own opinion, but part of the glorious gospel that Paul was commissioned to preach

1 Timothy 1:11 “Glorious”: The gospel reveals the glory of God (2 Corinthians 3:8; 2 Corinthians 4:4).

1 Timothy 1:11 “Of the blessed God”: 1 Timothy 6:15. “Perhaps it reminds us that God in His very being contains all happiness and bestows it upon men. Perhaps he means that when people know about His eternal and changeless perfection, and the blessed gift of forgiveness that he offers to all sinners who obey the Gospel, those people out of gratitude offer blessings to God. In this sense He comes to be blessed” (Reese pp. 24-25).

1 Timothy 1:11 “With which. have been entrusted”: Paul views the gospel message as. precious treasure or deposit that has been given for his safekeeping. Compare with 1 Corinthians 9:17; Galatians 2:7. The gospel that Paul preached came by divine revelation (Galatians 1:11). If we know the truth, then we need to feel the obligation of keeping that truth pure and sharing it with others without addition or subtraction.

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