1Ti 2:5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Tim 2:5-6: 2:5-6 Compact teachings, as in this passage, occur throughout the letters to Timothy and Titus (see also 1 Tim 3:16 ; 2 Tim 1:9-10 ; 2:8 , 11-13 ; Titus 3:4-7 ). They might be adapted bits of creeds, hymns, or prayers that were known to the churches. The doctrines referenced probably relate to Paul’s trouble with the false teachers; it appears that their teaching undercut the universal appeal of the Good News and the effectiveness of the Gentile mission. The false teachers also had a deficient understanding of Jesus and his salvation. 2:5 There is one God and therefore one mission encompassing all people (Rom 3:29-30 ; Gal 3:26-29 ). Using the phrase one God suggests a fundamental declaration of Christian faith, analogous to the basics of Jewish faith (Deut 6:4 ). • There is one Mediator of God’s covenant, the man Christ Jesus . He is fully human and fully God, and thus able to reconcile God and humanity (see 1 Cor 8:6 ; Eph 4:5-6 ).

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b1 Tim 3:16►

c2 Tim 1:9-10►

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fTitus 3:4-7►

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hRom 3:29-30►

iGal 3:26-29►

jDeut 6:4►

k1 Cor 8:6►

lEph 4:5-6►

‏ 1 Timothy 2:5

Summary for 1Tim 2:5-6: 2:5-6 ^a Compact teachings, as in this passage, occur throughout the letters to Timothy and Titus (see also 1 Tim 3:16 ^b; 2 Tim 1:9-10 ^c; 2:8 ^d, 11-13 ^e; Titus 3:4-7 ^f). They might be adapted bits of creeds, hymns, or prayers that were known to the churches. The doctrines referenced probably relate to Paul’s trouble with the false teachers; it appears that their teaching undercut the universal appeal of the Good News and the effectiveness of the Gentile mission. The false teachers also had a deficient understanding of Jesus and his salvation. 2:5 ^g There is one God and therefore one mission encompassing all people (Rom 3:29-30 ^h; Gal 3:26-29 ⁱ). Using the phrase one God suggests a fundamental declaration of Christian faith, analogous to the basics of Jewish faith (Deut 6:4 ^j).

• There is one Mediator of God’s covenant, the man Christ Jesus. He is fully human and fully God, and thus able to reconcile God and humanity (see 1 Cor 8:6 ^k; Eph 4:5-6 ^l).