1 Timothy 2
Bible Passage: 1 Timothy 2
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Do you know the will of your Father in heaven?
For He desires for all men to be saved,
That they might come to know the truth.
We do His will when we kneel down to pray,
When we intercede for each other and give thanks day by day.
But can we remember to do this every other day?
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
What is God’s plan for us?
In the beginning there was only God,
And He created us to share His glory with.
But when man sinned,
We were separated from Him.
So He sent His only son to save us from our own sin.
Who does His plan include?
It includes you and me and many others you see,
Sin makes us slaves of it.
Sin leads unto death.
But He can help us to overcome it
If we rely on the promised Holy Spirit.
How can we do our part?
Know that there is no one else like us,
That God put us here for a purpose.
Nothing in His plan is by chance or luck.
Thus we need to read up on His plan,
And be willing to change ourselves to be a new man (or woman).
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
So then, what next?
Is dyeing hair, or having multiple piercings a sin?
Is drinking (responsibly), or dancing a sin?
Is dating non-believers, or skipping Sabbaths because of work or school a sin?
There are so many questions about God’s ways,
Though everything is permissible, it’s not always…
Not everything is always beneficial.
Not everything we do is always helpful.
Not everything we do may be edifying.
If we have the chance to make a better choice,
Then we should do it for other’s well-being.
We should try our best to listen to what teachers, parents, and church friend’s been saying.
Where can we start?
Where our big family meets up every week.
YES, at church, where our bigger family is.
Like brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles, grandmas, and pas…
We can dress nicely (which we should everyday) and attend regularly.
We can ask each other about how someone is this week, like really.
How are you, really?
If you wear a mask week by week,
Eventually you’ll wear out.
It’s hard to help when you don’t know what hurts.
It’s hard to love someone you hardly know.
But still, we can pray for one another and try to make faith grow.
So what’s really important, do you know?
Continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
Faith is knowing that God will, He will keep His promise.
Love is selfless, thinking of other’s needs before your own.
Holiness is trying to be more like Him, to be sensitive to sin and make our hearts anew.
Self-control is a hard one, but don’t let things of this world rule over you.
For yours is the kingdom
and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
How often do you say the Lord’s Prayer, and what does it mean to you?
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i don’t understand the latter part of 1 Tim 2:15 which states that “Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing”. In church, there are women who continue in faith, love and holiness but they may not bear any child like the 4 daughters of Philip the evangelist in Acts 21:9. Will these women be saved? Please share your thought.
In 1 Tim 5:10, Paul defined good works of a widow >=60 as:
1) if she has brought up children,
2) if she has lodged strangers,
3) if she has washed the saints’ feet,
4) if she has relieved the afflicted,
5) if she diligently followed every good work.
In 1 Tim 5:14 Paul desired that the younger widows to:
1) marry,
2) bear children,
3) manage the house
4) give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
When Paul commented that a woman is saved in childbearing (>=60 pt 1 and <60 pt 2), was he making reference to married women only?
May be Paul meant more than just bearing and feeding the children, they must also spiritually nurtured their children to be godly&reverent.
May be women are saved through childbearing bec they reproduce to pay back to God the lives whom Eve had caused to come to an end (Gen 2:17 and Gen 3:6, 1 Tim 2:2:13-14).
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1 Tim 2:6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.他舍自己作万人的赎价，到了时候，这事必证明出来.
On the day of judgement, everyone will see that Lord Jesus Christ has indeed given Himself as a ransom for all. The redeemed children will go to heaven while all others will go to hell.
Are we waiting eagerly to go to heaven on the day of judgement?
Or are we one of the sceptics who are waiting to see if Lord Jesus has overcome death and hence can save men from hell on the day of judgement?
This depends on whether do we truly believe (Heb 11:1).
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Acts 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
appleofHiseye
At first when I read this verse, such thoughts also crossed my mind. I wondered if Paul was saying if these women who didn’t continue in faith, love and holiness would die in childbirth, or if there was some spiritual meaning behind it like Eve reproducing to pay back for lives lost to sin, or maybe there was some spiritual fulfilment in reference to the birth of Christ.
However, from looking at the immediate context, you can intepret how Paul wanted women, “rather than abandoning their intended roles by demanding teaching and authoritative positions in the church, women would find true fulfillment through childbearing. Paul is saying God calls women to be “faithful”, “helpful wives”, “raising children to love and worship God” and “managing the household wisely” (ref. 1 Timothy 5:14; Titus 2:3–5).” This view is definitely not without its difficulties, but it seems to harmonise best with the context and surrounding passages.
This reference puts it well…
http://www.gotquestions.org/saved-childbearing.html
PS
Thk u for your sharing. Yes, reading in context helps.
New Living Translation (NLT) offers an interesting footnote on 1 Tim 2:15. Chinese Union Version (CUV) uses “必” ie shall, which is a bit different from “will” in NKJV too.
In a sermon on Sat morning, preacher said that life is a timeframe for learning. Paul’s encouragement to “continue in faith, love and holiness, with self-control” is a good reminder.
It is indeed much learning on this earth. And for one who didn’t grow up in church, especially so. Frankly i m very happy that this bible reading blog is here and i learn much from the sharing of different brethren, 😀 even Pr Chin leaves his comment. Bro, please continue your gd work, please.