Reasons for the Urgency of Reformational Ministry FW0915

Why is it so urgent that Timothy reestablish right preaching, conduct, and order in the church in Ephesus? 1Timothy 1:18–20 looks forward to the second serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord's Day. In these three verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Timothy (and other gospel ministers) must labor for right doctrine, practice, and order both to fulfill the will of God Who called them and to safeguard their own and others' faith.