God's Created Order

# 71 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 1Ti 2:11 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. 12 And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. The Holy Spirit seeks to take us back to the beginning of creation to help us better understand the role of men and women in these newly created churches that Timothy will be overseeing. As we have seen thus far in this letter, the emphasis on apostolic doctrine is vital. The apostolic doctrine is that doctrine that Jesus first handed down to His hand-picked Apostles who (incidentally) were all men. They were then to pass the teachings on to other faithful men as we read in 2Ti 2:2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Again. It's not about giftedness, it's about God's created order. Adam first, then Eve. Try to look at it this way: By the time Eve arrived on the scene in the garden of Eden, we know that Adam had already named all the animals. Ge 2:20 says, “So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.” Adam's helper, (Eve) needed to learn the names of the animals. She needed to know what she could or couldn't eat, and she especially needed to be taught to not eat from the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. This was Adam's responsibility, teach Eve. Imagine the chaos if Eve suddenly decides she will call the animals whatever she pleases, or eats whatever she chooses. Yes, imagine the chaos. Eve wasn't to argue with Adam about why an elephant is called an elephant. She learned quietly and in submission, and set the standard not in accordance with ability or giftedness, but in accordance with created order. Adam first then Eve, This was the way of apostolic doctrine as well, Jesus to the Apostles (all men) first, then the rest. How does this work out in the church today? I would encourage you to prayerfully work it out with the rest of Scripture ever keeping God's created order in mind.