1Ti 1:8-11 | TNotes

1:9 ^a the law was not intended for people who do what is right: As a general principle, the virtuous person needs no law. For Christians, a righteous life results from faith apart from the law (see Gal 5:16-26 ^b; Eph 2:11-14 ^c; Titus 2:11-14 ^d; cp. Rom 8:1-17 ^e; Jas 2:14-16 ^f).
1:10 ^g This list portrays the ultimate tendencies of the false teachers’ teachings, their underlying spiritual state, and the superior righteousness of the Good News (see Matt 5:20 ^h; Gal 5:22-23 ⁱ).

• that contradicts the wholesome (or sound, healthy) teaching: See also 1 Tim 6:3-4 ^j; 2 Tim 1:13 ^k; 4:3 ^l; Titus 1:9 ^m, 13 ⁿ; 2:1 ^o, 8 ^p. This addition to the list is both a closing generalization and a powerful assertion. Righteousness is now defined more perfectly by the Good News than by the law, but law still speaks to all that is opposed to the Good News. The false teachers’ reliance on the law, therefore, underscores their departure from Paul’s teaching.
1:11 ^q Titus 2:11-14 ^r gives a fuller version of Paul’s idea here.