A field manual for a young pastor — sound doctrine, godly order, good fights.
"For the love of ______ is the root of all evil."
The verse everyone misquotes: money is not the root of all evil — 'the love of money' is. One word of hedging that changes everything.
Timothy was Paul's protégé from Lystra, raised on Scripture by his mother Eunice and grandmother Lois — both mentioned by name in these letters.
Timothy was young enough that Paul had to tell him: 'Let no man despise thy youth.' Pastors have been underlining that verse ever since.
This letter contains the famous charge to fight 'the good fight of faith' — Paul's favorite metaphor, borrowed from the boxing ring.