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             The purpose of this epistle was for Timothy to stay behind in Ephesus with a great responsibility: he was there to protect the community from false teachers and spread the correct word to the town. It was hard to keep this responsibility because of his youth and he was naturally shy and timid (4:11-12). This letter is addressed to Timothy full of responsibility of working with a congregation and guiding them in the right way. Everything that was written was to help to direct the congregation in doctrine and in conduct.
             In the first chapter Paul begins by urging his "true son in the fa
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