1 Timothy 1:14

“And the grace of our Lord was more than abundant”: Even sins committed in ignorance by conscientious people need abundant grace. His ignorance did not make his sins any less sinful or any less in need of God's grace. Compare with Romans 5:20. Grace was extended to Paul when Jesus appeared to him (Galatians 1:15), and by his faith, and his willingness to repent and be baptized, Paul entered into God's grace (Acts 22:16; Romans 5:1). Even though Paul had acted in ignorance, he still had to do what everyone else needs to do to be saved (Acts 9:11; Acts 9:18; Acts 22:16).

1 Timothy 1:14 “With the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus”: One is not saved by grace alone, rather along with God's grace, faith, and love on the part of Paul were also needed. “Whereas before his trip to Damascus, Paul had been. blasphemer, now he came to love Jesus Christ” (Reese p. 29). Calvinists seek to argue that faith and love are the miraculous result of God's grace, that is, apart from God's grace, Paul could not believe. Rather, faith is the product of hearing the gospel (Romans 10:17), and love is something that man must exercise.

1 Timothy 1:14 “In Christ Jesus”: Jesus is now the object of Paul's faith and love, rather than his hatred and opposition.