Exposition of I Timothy 1:12-17 (2)

The truth that Paul received mercy from Christ, being counted faithful unto the ministry, certainly supports the thesis that salvation is not of works of law which we perform, but is simply a matter of sovereign grace and mercy. This is abundantly evident from Paul's calling unto the ministry. According to the rule of the works of the law Paul could never rate. He was not simply not faithful, but he was a blasphemer, a persecutor of the church, and an injurious person. The truth that Paul...