Section Three

Timothy’s Faith

The New Testament contains two letters from Paul to Timothy. Paul calls Timothy his ‘son’ several times. At the start of the second letter, there are a few verses where Paul says that he prays for Timothy all the time. Paul wishes that he could get to see Timothy, expecting that such an encounter would be ‘filled with joy’. Paul then says that he is reminded of Timothy’s ‘sincere faith’. He says that this faith can be traced back to Timothy’s grandmother (Lois) and to Timothy’s mother (Eunice). Paul says that he believes that the same faith that was in Lois and Eunice is now in Timothy - three generations of the same family. Timothy’s faith, whilst personal to him, has its roots in his grandmother. Later, Paul encourages Timothy to be thankful of this.