Titus 1:2

“In hope of eternal life, etc.] Or “for the hope of eternal life”; in order to bring souls to the hope of it. This is another end of the Gospel ministry, as to bring God's elect to faith in Christ, and to the knowledge and acknowledgement of the truth, as it is in Jesus, so to the hope of eternal glory and happiness: in a state of nature, they are without the grace of hope, or any true ground and foundation of it; and though it is the gift of God's grace, and is implanted on the soul by the Spirit of God in regeneration; yet the Gospel is the means of producing it at first, as well as afterwards encouraging and increasing it; for in it, Christ the foundation of hope is proposed, and set forth…”

“In hope of eternal life--connected with the whole preceding sentence. That whereon rests my aim as an apostle to promote the elect's faith and full knowledge of the truth, is, "the hope of eternal life" (Tit 2:13; Tit 3:7; Act 23:6; Act 24:15; Act 28:20). that cannot lie-- (Rom 3:4; Rom 11:29; Heb 6:18). promised before the world began--a contracted expression for "purposed before the world began (literally, 'before the ages of time'), and promised actually in time," the promise springing from the eternal purpose; as in Ti2 1:9, the gift of grace was the result of the eternal purpose "before the world began."”

“In hope of eternal life - Margin, for. Greek, ἐπ ̓ ἐλπίδι ep' elpidi. This does not mean that Paul cherished the hope of eternal life, but that the “faith of the elect,” which he aimed to secure, was in order that people might have the hope of eternal life. The whole system which he was appointed to preach was designed to secure to man a well-founded hope of salvation; compare the notes, 2 Timothy 1:10. Which God, that cannot lie - On the phrase” cannot lie,” see the notes at Hebrews 6:13. The fact that God cannot lie; that it is his nature always to speak the truth; and that no circumstances can ever occur in which He will depart from it, is the foundation of all our hopes of salvation.…”

“In hope of eternal life - The grand motive and encouragement of every apostle and every servant of God. Which God promised before the world began - To Christ, our Head. Titus 1:3”

“1:2 The confidence that they have eternal life enables God’s people to live in the present in light of the future (see 2:11-14; 3:7-8). • God—who does not lie: The true God contrasts with popular Cretan conceptions (see study note on 1:12). This statement also underlines God’s plan of salvation as unchanging (1:1): God can be trusted to fulfill his promises (see Num 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29; Rom 3:3-4).”

“In: or, For hope: Tit 2:7, Tit 2:13, Tit 3:7; Joh 5:39, Joh 6:68; Rom 2:7, Rom 5:2, Rom 5:4; Col 1:27; Th1 5:8; Ti2 1:1; Ti2 2:10; Pe1 1:3, Pe1 1:4; Jo1 2:25, Jo1 3:2, Jo1 3:3; Jde 1:21 eternal: Mat 25:46; Mar 10:17, Mar 10:30; Joh 3:15, Joh 3:16, Joh 6:54, Joh 10:28, Joh 17:2; Rom 5:21, Rom 6:23; Ti1 6:12, Ti1 6:19; Jo1 5:11-13, Jo1 5:20 God: Num 23:19; Sa1 15:29; Th1 2:15; Ti2 2:15; Heb 6:17, Heb 6:18 promised: Ti2 1:1, Ti2 1:9; Rev 17:8 before: Pro 8:23-31; Mat 25:34; Joh 17:24; Act 15:18; Rom 16:25; Pe1 1:20-23; Rev 13:8 Titus 1:3”