Dr. Herbert Lockyer shares: "If Paul had a favorite companion among the whole circle of saints whom he mentions by name in his writings, it was surely Timothy, to whom he addressed two of his matchless epistles. Altogether Paul names Timothy in sixteen passages, in six of these he insists on the identity of thought and aim between them both. In another six, Paul associates Timothy with himself in the authority of an epistle; in the other four passages he addresses his young comrade as son or heir. Such prominence proves that Timothy was Paul''s dearest friend and closest associate.

"From the attention Paul gave to Timothy''s training he would appear as if he regarded him as his understudy, chosen and trained to fill a part when his principal was for any reason unable to undertake it." (1)…