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This is Paul’s last letter to Timothy, his son in the faith, and it is the last letter that came from his pen. Timothy is in Ephesus, leading the churches that came out of the great revival that happened there several years earlier.
Paul is writing to give Timothy instruction in how to lead those churches, how to confront certain teachers that were teaching strange doctrines, and what qualities of godly character he should look for in those who will lead the church.
Paul also writes as a mentor to Timothy personally, telling him to discipline himself for the purpose of godliness, to take pains with these things, to be absorbed in them, and to persevere in these things.
This second letter to Timothy is even more personal. Paul knew his time in this world was coming to an end. “The time of my departure has come,” Paul wrote, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.”
Knowing that he didn’t have much time left, he wrote one of the most personal, the most compelling, the most inspiring, and one of the most quoted letters that came from his pen. It’s powerfully moving and inspiring to anyone who considers Paul his mentor.
Paul had arrived in Rome because he had appealed to Caesar. He had been arrested in Jerusalem for protective custody, but was transferred to Caesarea when it was discovered there was a plot to kill him. He sat in prison in Caesarea for two years without ever facing charges. Finally, he appealed to Caesar and was sent to Rome.
In Rome he was allowed to rent his own private quarters, though he was constantly under Roman guard. What followed was nothing short of amazing as a great revival broke out in Rome, though he was a prisoner in chains. The whole praetorian guard heard the gospel through Paul. Many came to visit the famous apostle and hundreds came to faith in Christ.
Many historians believe that when Paul appeared before Caesar he was exonerated and released since there was no basis for charges against him. However, the growing Christian movement gave Emperor Nero an opportunity. In 64 A.D. a fire broke out in Rome that destroyed nearly three quarters of the city. Many citizens of Rome began to suspect that Nero himself had the city set on fire so he could go around the Senate and rebuild it as he wished, becoming the great architect of the city.
When Nero saw there was growing suspicion against him, he blamed the Christians, had Paul executed, and ordered the torture and persecution of Christians throughout the city.
Paul realized that his ministry was coming to an end; he had been poured out as a drink offering, so he writes Timothy with a sense of urgency.
I want us to pay special attention to verse seven which in many ways becomes the theme of this entire letter. “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind.”

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