1:1 apostle of Jesus Christ. See notes on 2 Cor. 12:11, 12; cf. Acts 1:2; 2:42; Rom. 1:1; Eph. 2:20. God our Savior. A title unique to the Pastoral Epistles (1, 2 Tim., Titus) that has its roots in the OT (Pss. 18:46; 25:5; 27:9; Mic. 7:7; Hab. 3:18). God is by nature a saving God and the source of our salvation, which He planned from eternity past (see note on 4:10; cf. 2 Thess. 2:13). Jesus Christ, our hope. Christians have hope for the future because Christ purchased salvation for them on the