Quote:
Originally Posted by Luke
1Ti 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
1Ti 1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Does this mean that people who sin willingly, knowing the truth, will have no mercy??
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(bold/underline my emphasis)
"According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God,
which was committed to my trust. And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful,
putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. " 1 Timothy 1:11-13
Perhaps the context, the issue Paul is addressing is
service in the ministry, not mercy as pertaining to salvation, i.e., he references thanking the Lord Jesus Christ for him, Paul, being allowed("enabled") to be in the ministry("putting me in the ministry"), of guarding the gospel("committed to my trust")?
In Christ,
John M. Whalen