"Thou Therefore My Son" Training the Lord's Servant. by Dick York

Training the Lord's Servant. In a time when heresy was pouring into the church of Jesus Christ, Paul's message was being set aside by people who wanted the good news as a way to personal wealth. Riches were touted as the evidence of faith; when the most basic doctrines of the faith were being questioned or abandoned. The Apostle Paul turns to his dear friend and disciple and charges him: "thou therefore my son..."