As we begin to study 1st Timothy, we need to remember that Timothy had been a faithful ministry partner with Paul through his missionary journeys in Asia and in Macedonia, Corinth, and Rome. When Paul asks Timothy to remain in Ephesus to shepherd the Church and confront false teachers, Paul knows that Holy Spirit made Timothy adequate for that assignment. We are about to be infused with that Holy Spirit adequacy as we study under Paul's encouragement, for our individual assignments.
