Set an example for the believers

1 Timothy 4:6-16
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
Why?
Timothy, as a true teacher, has to make this clear. And this does not stop at words. His whole life must bear out what he teaches others. So he has to let the truth mould his own life; he has to keep spiritually fit.
He has always to watch himself, and watch his teaching. Those who are older will not recognize his authority because he is young.
Christian character commands authority at any age.
How?
Set an example for the believers, and watch my life and doctrine closely.