From the foregoing, we see that Paul wrote Second Timothy for at least the following reasons: (1) He knew that his end was imminent, and he sought to prepare Timothy for the time when he was no longer there to support Timothy. ( 2) He desired to equip Timothy to protect the congregations under his supervision from apostasy and other harmful influences. ( 3) He wanted to encourage Timothy to stay busy in Jehovah’s service and rely on an accurate knowledge of inspired Scripture in his stand against false teachings.
Eelmainitust nähtub, et Paulus kirjutas Teise kirja Timoteosele vähemalt järgmistel põhjustel: (1) ta teadis, et tema surm on ligidal, ja ta püüdis Timoteost valmistada ette ajaks, mil teda pole enam Timoteost toetamas; (2) ta soovis valmistada Timoteost ette oma järelevalve all olevaid kogudusi kaitsma ärataganemise ja teiste ohtlike mõjude eest; (3) ta tahtis Timoteost innustada püsima Jehoova teenimises toimekana ja toetuma inspireeritud Pühakirja täpsele tundmisele, seistes vastu valeõpetustele.