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1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus are traditionally called the Pastoral Epistles, due to their aims and contents: they provide instructions for pastoral oversight of congregations, giving considerable attention to the qualifications and duties of congregational leaders who function as pastors. Some commentators have judged these epistles harshly, claiming that they reflect a version of Christianity...

for the sake of the elect, that they may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus (2:10b). The term elect (as in Titus 1:1) refers to Christians. It is rooted in the Old Testament. Israel as a nation is spoken of there as God’s elect people (Deut. 7:6–8; Isa. 43:20; 45:4; 65:9, 15; Pss. 105:43; 106:5), and that understanding also appears in the New Testament (Acts 13:17; Rom. 9:11; 11:28). But already in the Old Testament three concepts develop which are important for the New: (1) election is for the sake
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