1 Corinthians 4:17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
Paul now shows us if you teach people in the right way they can be used to instruct people in the way that is right. Timothy had been an understudy of Paul and was able to perfectly represent him and be an extension of Paul. Paul could not be in all the churches at once that he had started. We see in this next verse though that some got puffed up or angry cause Paul could not come thinking he did not want to come. We should learn from this that we should not depend on just one person to know the truth of God’s word to teach it. Also as we teach make sure we teach it in a way others can carry on by teaching the truth of God’s word. To add to or take away from the word has its consequences so we need to be sure to follow the true Word of God.