1 Timothy 1:18-20
18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, 20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, 20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.
We see an event, mentioned in 1 Tim. 4:14 and in 2 Tim. 1:6 where the elders laid hands on Timothy to set him apart for ministry; here Paul brings this to mind to let Timothy consider this charge to minister. By this charge for the gospel’s work, he is reminded this is a fight against the spiritual and carnal that is good and is an ongoing part of ministry which he needs to keep in mind by the calling he was given. This is to be done by trust in Jesus Christ and sincere holy living by active sanctification in following Him by the enabling work of God the Spirit. The example is given of two others who rejected such faith and obedience, ending up as in a shipwreck of the soul. But these were put out with church discipline and into Satan’s hands to consider their blasphemy against sound teaching and right living, with the hope of repentance and God restoring them.
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