Paul provided a list of qualifications for the offices of overseer and deacon. Qualifications were established for accountability and for the protection of the church. Paul encouraged the church to function in a Godly manner. Some would depart from the faith by trusting in false teachers and senseless superstitions. Paul called leaders to seek godliness, becoming an example to others. Believers were challenged to maintain hope in the Lord, their Savior. Timothy was charged to devote himself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching for the advancement of the gospel with the goal of seeing others grow in the Lord.