Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;
The idea of God being our Savior is a characteristic emphasis in the Pastorals (1 Timothy 2:3; 1 Timothy 4:10; Titus 1:3; Titus 2:10; Titus 3:4; cf. Psalms 25:5; Psalms 27:1; Psalms 27:9; Habakkuk 3:18; Isaiah 12:2). Christ Jesus is our hope generally in that we have set our hope on Him, and specifically in that we look for His appearing when God will complete our salvation. Paul may have preferred the order "Christ Jesus" because the fact that Jesus was the Messiah was very important to him. [Note: Guthrie, p. 55.] Paul was not describing the relationship of the Persons in the Godhead to each other but to believers.