2 Timothy: It’s Relevance to Us Today … A uniquely personal letter from Paul… the most personal of all his letters and his last written words near the end of his life to Timothy whom he addressed as a dear son. Colleagues and believers had abandoned him because of persecution. His life’s work was in peril, the church was hostile and there was a doctrinal shift from false teachers. These concerns shape the book… who is going to take leadership of the church and carry it through this time when Paul is gone. Even though these were dark times he writes to Timothy with hope and encouragement in accordance with truth that Christ would prevail in his church.