1 Timothy 4:6

Timothy was to "point out," a very mild approach, the truth about God’s good gifts that Paul had just articulated. Paul considered the Ephesian Christians "brethren," not enemies or antagonists. A faithful servant of Christ must pass along the truth God has revealed without distortion. To be such Timothy would have to continue to nourish himself on the truths of the faith contained in his Bible. He would have to abide in the sound teaching he had received from the Lord and His apostles as he had been doing so far (cf. 2 Timothy 3:14-17) rather than apostatizing. Sometimes ministers are so busy finding food for their people that they fail to feed themselves.