Episode 604: 2 Corinthians 1 Part 2 Timothy...Timid Yet Brave

Paul mentions Timothy in the first verse of 2 Corinthians meaning he was helping Paul write this letter, probably because Paul had bad eyesight and his letters are very large and perhaps hard to read. We learned from 1 Corinthians that Timothy would be sent to Corinth to help guide them through some troublesome times within the congregation. They have many issues and Paul tells them to welcome Timothy as they would welcome himself and to not intimidate him. But despite being a young man who seems to be shy, Timothy is brave and confronts the congregation about their sin and tries to correct their sinful behavior. Toward the end of Paul’s ministry, Timothy will end up being a leader in the church at Ephesus continuing the work of the Lord which all started from seeing the faith of his mother and grandmother.