Despising Not Our Youth

In 1 Timothy 1:1–2 we read, Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith:  Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.  From these opening words and other places in Scripture, we can learn much about the relationship between Paul and Timothy.  Paul loved Timothy as his own son.  We see this also from 1 Timothy 1:18: This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy and...