Timothy’s two-fold task
- Make firm their faith
- Comfort them in their persecution
The five-fold mention of Faith
- 1 Th 3:2
- 1 Th 3:5
- 1 Th 3:6
- 1 Th 3:7
- 1 Th 3:10
The three-fold meaning of Faith
- Saving faith exercised at conversion
- Faith in God and His Word in the daily life
- The faith, the whole body of doctrine, “the good deposit”
Timothy to strengthen all three!
“Trials are not necessarily a sign of God’s disfavor,
but are part of every Christian’s legacy” Bible Knowledge Commentary
Verse 5 the other reason for sending Timothy, “to know your faith”
Jn 16:33;1 Th 2:14,3:4; 1 Co 4:9; 2 Ti 3:12