1 Timothy's Letter

The book of 1 Timothy is a letter by the apostle Paul (vs. 1) to Timothy, his true son in the faith. Paul was like a father to Timothy that is why he will address him as ‘his beloved son in the faith’ (Vs. 2). This letter is amongst the letters Paul wrote that were known as “Pastoral epistles” with 2 Timothy and Titus. First Timothy is the first of Paul’s Pastoral Epistles – letters written to church leaders he knew. In contrast, most of Paul’s epistles were written to entire congregations. Titus also received a pastoral epistle from Paul, but Timothy got two. These three letters were written in the latter part of Paul’s life after his first imprisonment in Rome. This letter was written in A.D. 62 – 66. Paul left his young pastor Timothy to take charge of the Church at Ephesus in Asia Minor.
It should be noted that Timothy was a small boy when he came in contact with the apostle Paul as a young convert through the testimonies of his mother and the others who had given their lives to Christ. Timothy’s mother was a Jewess and his father was a gentile who had not believed. Paul used the occasion to brief Timothy as his mentor and leader of the special message that was handed to him for the church the body of Christ, on how to deal with false teachers and teaching. Timothy also received instructions on the church order itself such as prayer times, selection of overseers, deacons and developing matured leaders for the Church and even the running of the needy widow group. Lastly Paul wrote to encourage Timothy to go on with the faith and his God – given responsibility to protect the gospel and God’s church. All throughout the letter, Paul encourages Timothy to stand firm, to persevere, and to remain true to his