Pastoral Epistles: 1 Timothy 4:14-16 - Remaining Faithful to the Call pt.2

Timothy was a young man in the reckoning of his culture. He faced some formidable foes in the Ephesian false teachers. Paul reminded Timothy of his constant prayers on his behalf, as he remembered Timothy’s tears. About three years after writing this first epistle to him, Paul had to exhort Timothy to rekindle his spiritual gift in 2 Timothy 1. He reminded him that power, not fear, came from God. Paul urged him not to succumb to fearful fatigue and turn away, as so many others had. And would.