Paul had a disciple that he sent to Ephesus to be the pastor of the church there. But Timothy was young and needed some advice. This letter is so helpful to us today because we learn a lot of things about how a church should run. For instance, we learn about what is good worship and what is bad, what are good leaders and who should not be allowed to lead, how to treat widows, and the danger of money.<\/p>\n
This is almost certainly Paul’s last letter. He probably wrote it very shortly (a few days, a few weeks?) before he was executed by the Roman government. He wrote this letter from prison to encourage Timothy to be strong and persevere even though Paul would not be with him to help him. When I was younger, this was one of my favorite books. (It could still be, but I just have not spent much time reading or studying it lately.)<\/p>\n
Paul had another young disciple that he left on the island of Crete in order to provide leadership to the churches. You ‘ll notice that he gives him some of the same advice that he gives to Timothy. My favorite passage in this book is 3:3-8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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