<p>1:1 <i>Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ- </i>Paul several times calls himself &quot;a servant of God&quot;. In the light of all his other allusions to Moses, Paul is surely alluding to the frequent descriptions of Moses as God's servant.</p><p><i>For the sake of the faith of God's elect</i>- Paul in Romans understands election as evidence of grace; some are called to 'know the truth', to have faith, and others are not. This immediately removes any pride from any spiritual achievement, be it of faith or understanding.</p><p><i>And their knowledge of the truth-</i> Or 'acknowledging'. There is a tremendous power in the basic doctrines of the One Faith. We come, over time in our spiritual growth, to acknowledge &quot;the Truth&quot; (2 Tim. 2:25), to be led to a Godly way of life by not only <i>knowing</i> the Truth but <i>acknowledging</i> its power (Tit. 1:1).</p><p><i>The truth which is ultimately all about reverence towards God- </i>The NIV in Tit. 1:1 speaks of &ldquo;the truth which leads to Godliness&quot;. Truth doesn&rsquo;t save of itself. Thus true understanding <i>is</i> related to true Godly living- <i>if</i> we translate the doctrines into practice. The Passover would only be properly kept, Moses explained, if the meaning of it was understood (Dt. 6:20-25). Again we note that 'the truth' is not a phrase which refers to set of theologies correctly understood. Perhaps this was a misconception even in those days which Paul is correcting, by saying that this phrase is instead ultimately practical and not theoretical.</p>