The Faith Handed Down through Generations
Click here to listen to this sermon. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! For the last time in Holy Scriptures, we see the great apostle and his beloved assistant Timothy. Timothy is still in the Asian churches and supervising them as Paul’s representative. But Paul is in a Roman prison awaiting trial, certain that the verdict will be death. It seems he is writing immediately after his arrest and is begging Timothy to hurry to his side. Paul’s first letter to Timothy is full of directions and instructions on the management of the churches. This second letter contains no such directions. It is Paul’s last will and testament for Timothy. Like a relay runner passing the baton, Paul lays the work into Timothy’s hands so that he might carry it forward as his worthy successor in the field where God shall place his beloved assistant. This letter is personal throughout. Tender, yet with the tenderness of a strong, heroic heart. It is far from being senti...