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Timothy from Lystra was known as the “son” of Paul the Apostle, and as his apprentice, was to learn the ways of the faith from him. Timothy was later sent to Ephesus to serve as Paul’s representative. The Ephesians had lost their focus on the message of the Gospel; they were materialistic and their lives were marked by ungodly living. Timothy’s task was to call them back to the cross, to remind...

For many congregations 1 Timothy is a neglected part of the New Testament. This may be for a number of reasons which will be explored in more detail below, but perhaps mainly it is because many preachers will naturally want to shy away from the controversial passage relating to women’s ministry in the local church (1 Tim. 2:11–15) in order to avoid the potential collision between the apostle Paul’s teaching and the expectations
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