God the Savior of all men
In I Timothy 4:10 we read, “For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, be we trust in the living God who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.” This passage is uttered because of thoughts before it. You have to connect the prior thoughts. Paul says in vs. 8b and 9, “but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.” Continuing with verse 10, “for to this end we both labor… So, in what way is God the Savior of all men? The writer believes in the sense that all men indiscriminately receive what some call “common grace”. Jesus in Matthew 5:46b declares that the Father sends the rain on the just and unjust. Rain is a universal benefit and blessing to all regardless of whether a person is a child of God or not. Another benefit all receive is labor from hard work. Whether you are eternally saved or damned, everyone that works consistently will benefit from their efforts (Prov 14:23). Th...