Timothy was the son of Eunice, a devout Jew, who was won to Jesus Christ when Paul preached in his home town of Lystra. Paul then invited this young, timid convert to accompany him on his many missionary journeys. As a young pastor Timothy ministered in Thessalonica, Corinth, Philippi, and Ephesus…where he received this letter from Paul. Timothy was like a son to Paul, and here Paul is warning him to protect the sound doctrine of the Gospel Message from the false teachers that had infiltrated the Church. Later, in Paul’s second letter to Timothy, he again cautioned Timothy to, “Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.” (II Timothy 2:16) In other words, stop quarrelling over “words” that are entirely separated from God and His influence…. from people that are “pretending” to know God’s Salvation… and instead commit to being a trustee of God’s invaluable treasured Word…maintaining it undamaged and unmodified for all future generations.
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