Why do we learn new things? Is it just to satisfy our own curiosity or desire to know something? That could be part of the reason, but I think we are taught so that we can then teach others.

Paul is speaking to Timothy, his student and almost a shadow of his ministry. He told Timothy to take the truths Paul had taught him and teach others. But the cycle doesn’t stop there because Paul continues that the people Timothy teaches will, in turn, teach others. That’s how a big fire starts…one small stick at a time.