5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
5 The whole point of what we're urging is simply love - love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God.
5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,
5 The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.
19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
19 holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
19 keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we're in.
19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,
19 Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.
(Read 1 Timothy 1:18-20)
The ministry is a warfare against sin and Satan; carried on under the Lord Jesus, who is the Captain of our salvation. The good hopes others have had of us, should stir us up to duty. And let us be upright in our conduct in all things. The design of the highest censures in the primitive church, was, to prevent further sin, and to reclaim the sinner. May all who are tempted to put away a good conscience, and to abuse the gospel, remember that this is the way to make shipwreck of faith also.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Timothy 1:5
Commentary on 1 Timothy 1:5-11
(Read 1 Timothy 1:5-11)
Whatever tends to weaken love to God, or love to the brethren, tends to defeat the end of the commandment. The design of the gospel is answered, when sinners, through repentance towards God and faith in Jesus Christ, are brought to exercise Christian love. And as believers were righteous persons in God's appointed way, the law was not against them. But unless we are made righteous by faith in Christ, really repenting and forsaking sin, we are yet under the curse of the law, even according to the gospel of the blessed God, and are unfit to share the holy happiness of heaven.