1 Timothy is the first of the three “pastoral” epistles as they are called which also include 2 Timothy and Titus. The books of Timothy were written by Paul to his disciple, Timothy his son in the faith who had ministered with Paul in Berea (Acts 17:4), Athens (Acts 17:15), and Corinth (Acts 18:5; 2 Corinthians 1:19). Timothy also went with Paul to Jerusalem (Acts 20:4). In 1 Timothy, Paul lays out the how’s and why’s of godly leadership within the church. Imprisoned in Rome, Paul realized his end was near, and he was, in effect, passing along the responsibility of ministry to Timothy.
Paul begins this letter by telling Timothy to remain in Ephesus to confront and correct those who are