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1 Timothy 2:15
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15 Notwithstanding [de]
she shall be saved [sozo] in [dia] childbearing, [teknogonia] if [ean] they continue [meno] in [en] faith [pistis] and [kai] charity [agape] and [kai] holiness [hagiasmos] with [meta] sobriety. [sophrosune] KJV-Interlinear
15 But women shall be preserved
through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity
with self-restraint. NASB
Often times, the world
will take an incident or error, and misapply it such that someone or something
bears the stigma of that error, for the rest of their life. The world is unforgiving and certainly
prejudiced against forgiveness and forgetting the error, that
was forgiven.After all, to forgive
means to forget as though it (the error) never existed.
But God has a sense of
humor, and in that humor, has given both man and woman specific roles in
society.Both of which compliment His
plan for humanity and for history.And
at the same time, do not in any way place a superiority or inferiority label on
anyone.Only people do that sort of
thing.
So, Paul uses this
example of Adam and Eve, to teach us all a lesson.
Adam and Eve lived in
the Garden of Eden.
Now our planet earth
held that Garden, the size of which we do not know, but it must have been
substantial, since there was (implied) a huge animal population within it, as
well as plant life.
God singled out only
one tree that was forbidden.A garden
has lots of trees, so that prohibition should not have been too great of a burden.
But Eve, was not
listening to her daily studies, as Christ walked with them both, in the Garden,
everyday.
We already saw how Eve
confused the taboo, and did not recognize the change in the vocabulary of her
pet.
Anyway, she sinned
first, then brought the fruit to Adam and he, knowing
what he was doing, sinned second.
Adam held a place of
authority and therefore of responsibility.
He failed.Eve likewise held a
place within their little society, but regardless of her place, she too had a
responsibility.She failed.
Man does not forgive,
but God does, and therefore God gave both Adam (man) and Eve (woman) an out,
both in a spiritual sense and in a temporal sense.
God gave man the
responsibility to teach doctrine.God
gave woman, the responsibility of child birth.
Both failed in their
life, but both are given an out.
Through man, spiritual
understanding may be obtained.Through
woman, the savior would be brought into the world. Each has their role. Neither is the lesser for their part in life.
Paul uses the plural, they,
to generalize for all women, so he is not referring to Eve or even to Mary per
se, but to all women throughout all of history.
Through their gender they all possess the same attributes and therefore
responsibilities, and therefore blessings.
But just as being
blamed for the fall of humanity, and therefore being forced into a submissive
role is unfair, likewise, being the pattern of the birth of the Savior is also
not a source for boasting.And Paul quickly
points that out.
Women (men as well),
must continue in faith, charity, holiness and sobriety. What are these? Expressions for your
spiritual life.
Faith is non-meritorious
belief.No one gets credit of their
faith.Only Christ receives credit for
His work.
Charity is agape or
the source of scriptural content (Bible doctrine).
Holiness is the combining
of righteousness and justice, which come together to form holiness. This is a state of purity which exists when
the believer is in fellowship.
And sobriety is ones self discipline, ones self
control, ones poise, or soundness of mind, which come only from a daily diet of
scriptural study.
Your emphasis in life
should not be in the temporal role you have been assigned, but in the pursuit
of your spiritual growth to maturity.
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