Verse 20
20. Two of the mysterious some of 1 Timothy 1:3 seem here to be named, and a third in 2 Timothy 2:17, Philetus. Unquestionably the Hymeneus here and there are the same. Alexander as unquestionably is the coppersmith of 2 Timothy 4:14.
Delivered unto Satan See note on 1 Corinthians 5:5. The consigning to Satan did not prevent Hymeneus from persisting in sin, as appears from the mention in the second epistle.
May learn May be disciplined by punishment.
Not to blaspheme For apostates are very apt to become blasphemers. And this phrase serves to show that the adoption of the fables and genealogies of 1 Timothy 1:4 was no mere speculative error, but led not only to folly, but to gross apostasy.
Creeds may be limitations to liberty, but they are also safeguards of the soul. When they are made simply a means of ecclesiastical despotism or bitter contention, great injury no doubt results. Yet the forms of doctrine adopted by the holy of past years, after the most intense study of the Scriptures, are to be treated with solemn respect and not discarded with levity. Our apostle here gives us one of the best brief tests of their excellence. Is their end, their purpose, their effect, faith and a good conscience? that is, a sound mind and a holy life?
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