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Lystra District
| Name | TIMOTHY |
| Aliases | SON IN THE FAITH / OF LYSTRA / PAUL'S TRUE CHILD |
| Status | MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL / OVERSEER AT EPHESUS / PAUL'S CLOSEST COMPANION |
| Birth | UNRECORDED | Marks & Identifiers | THE YOUNG MINISTER TAUGHT FROM CHILDHOOD |
| Place of Birth | LYSTRA | Hair | UNRECORDED |
| Tribe | UNRECORDED (GREEK FATHER, JEWISH MOTHER) | Eyes | UNRECORDED |
| Parentage | SON OF A GREEK FATHER AND EUNICE, A BELIEVING JEWESS | People | THE CHURCHES OF PAUL'S MISSION |
| Occupation | EVANGELIST / OVERSEER | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE APOSTOLIC MISSION | Calling | PAUL'S CO-WORKER AND SON IN THE FAITH |
| Primary Mission | GUARD AND PASS ON THE GOSPEL ENTRUSTED TO HIM | Known Signs | THE FAITH OF LOIS AND EUNICE / THE CHARGE TO EPHESUS |
| Covenant Role | MINISTER OF THE WORD IN A NEW GENERATION | Divine Access | INDIRECT / GIFTED THROUGH THE LAYING ON OF HANDS |
| Divine Encounter Level | INDIRECT | Apostolic Classification | THE YOUNG MINISTER |
| Covenant Status | FAITHFUL WITNESS | Known Miracles | NONE RECORDED |
| Divine Commission | CONFIRMED | Threat Assessment | TIMIDITY / YOUTH DESPISED BY SOME |
| Mission Status | FAITHFUL / ENTRUSTED WITH THE CHURCHES | Archive Category | APOSTOLIC / THE NEXT GENERATION |
Where his faith first dwelt: IN LOIS AND EUNICE BEFORE HIM
Paul's charge against his fear: GOD GAVE NOT A SPIRIT OF FEAR, BUT OF POWER
The subject was a disciple at Lystra, son of a believing Jewish mother, Eunice, and a Greek father. He was well spoken of by the brothers, and from childhood he had known the sacred writings taught him by his mother and grandmother Lois.
Paul chose him as a traveling companion and treated him as a true child in the faith. Together they carried the gospel through Macedonia and Greece, and Paul sent him on delicate missions to the churches.
Though young and prone to timidity, the subject was entrusted with great responsibility, at length overseeing the church at Ephesus and guarding it against false teaching.
Paul wrote to him to let no one despise his youth, but to set the believers an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, and to fan into flame the gift that was in him.
In his final letter Paul charged him to preach the word in season and out, to endure suffering, and to do the work of an evangelist, entrusting the faith to faithful men who would teach others also.
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- A faith passed down by mother and grandmother can shape a lifetime of service.
- Let no one despise your youth; set an example in word and life.
- Fan into flame the gift God has given, for He gave not a spirit of fear.
