Key-word, “Doctrine;” Key-verse, 1 Timothy 3:9; 2 Timothy 1:13.-The epistles to Timothy, like that to Titus, are called pastoral because addressed to individuals in charge of the flock. The object of these two epistles is to leave a legacy of apostolic warning and counsel for the direction and comfort of the church. To Timothy Paul sustained peculiar relations, as to his son in the faith, and in these letters he makes very emphatic the need of sound doctrine. [p. 124] HBS 44.4