What exactly is a “Overseer”/”Elder”? It is a man who serves as Scripturally-ordained representative of the Triune God, a manifestation of Christ Jesus Himself. Though our English versions of the Bible lack the transparency necessary to recognize the obvious shared root, students of the Old Testament, and particularly its Greek translation (the Septuagint) would have […]
How are women saved by Childbearing? In Christ Jesus, women are not only saved from their sins, but childbearing becomes an instrument of sanctification and maturation—saving them from the very situation that our first-mother Eve fell prey to because of Adam’s abandonment. Paul’s argument goes something like this: women are to pray but not exercise […]
Overview: 1 Timothy 2:12–14 What is Paul commanding when he says that he does not “permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man”? He is commanding obedience to the Lord according to the pattern established in Creation—Yahweh-rules-man, man-rules-woman, mankind-rules-nature—and renewed in Christ Jesus. Though hotly debated even in the Church today, […]
What does Paul expect when he commands Women to “learn quietly with all submissiveness” and what does that mean for the Church? The Apostle, and God Himself, expects that female Christians humbly and longingly live out their dependence on the Lord by confessing their ignorance and obeying the wisdom of the Church, which herself—the Bride […]
Overview: 1 Timothy 2:9, 10 What is the Heart of Paul’s command regarding a Woman’s appearance? That a Christian woman’s appearance and conduct are to encourage Godliness as a manifestation of Holy Spirit’s work. We too often miss the larger connection between prayer and idolatry on one hand and male and female roles with the […]
Overview: 1 Timothy 2:1–7 What does Paul consider of First Importance in the Christian life and What does it do? Prayer, and particularly corporate prayer, have a distinct priority to the Apostle to the Gentiles. And this practice of corporate prayer is not only the means by which the mediatorial work of Christ is applied […]