There are twenty-seven books in the New Testament. Twenty-one are Epistles. Thirteen of those letters were written by Paul. Within those Epistles of Paul, there is a subgenre called the Pastoral Epistles. 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus were written to individuals, not churches. Although Philemon was also written to an individual, it is categorized as a Prison Epistle. The Pastoral Epistles were written to men who pastored churches.  Timothy led the church at Ephesus.  Titus led the churches in Crete.  Titus 1:5 states the occasion of this letter: “This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained in order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you.” Paul visited Crete during his third missionary journey. Churches were planted. When Paul continued his travels, he...