1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 Timothy 2:5 For. These verses provide the theological basis for the statement in v. 1 Timothy 2:4 that God wants people to be saved. There is only one God. He seeks “all people” (v. 1 Timothy 2:4; see Romans 3:29). All must come to the one true God for salvation. This means that Jesus is the one and only mediator between God and people. He is the only way to salvation (Acts 4:12). Furthermore, this verse allows no place for mediators between people and Jesus, such as saints or priests. Ransom refers to purchasing someone’s release (see Mark 10:45). It is a common NT way to express Christ’s death as securing a believer’s release from God’s wrath (see Galatians 1:4; Revelation 5:9).

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