We saw in 1:5 that the 'telos' of the commandment / charge of:
- Paul to Timothy (1:18)
- Timothy to Ephesians (1:3)
- 1 Timothy to us!
Was 'love'
We considered that 'love' amongst its many descriptions, defies definition as part of the essential nature of God, it is the:
'together glue of perfectness' (Col 3:14)
With what / to what / to whom does this love bind us in 1 Tim 1:5?
We note those conditions from which that love proceeds, 'out of':
- Pure heart
- Good Conscience
- Genuine…