Just Follow the Flow

# 74 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 1Ti 2:13-15, “ For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. 15 Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.” (1 Tim 2:13-15) We've been addressing the role of men and women in the church and have likened it to a dance. Someone has to lead and that someone according to God's created order ought to be men. Two reasons are given here. (1) Adam was created first, and (2) Eve was deceived not Adam. These are facts. They are indisputable. These facts do not give men the right to trample on women, rather men are to “love their wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, (Eph 5:25) This “women saved in childbearing” passage seems difficult, but it doesn't have to be. Just follow the flow of the facts which the Holy Spirit speaking through Paul is reiterating for us. The woman was deceived, this led to the sin which also snared Adam, this led to the loss of their salvation. Nevertheless God had a plan to restore salvation and it would be through the seed of the woman as we read in Ge 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." The sin of the woman (Eve) would be dealt with through her seed (Jesus) and she and all those infected with sin (they) would be saved through her childbearing! The only condition of their salvation is that they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.” Faith in the result of the woman's childbearing (Jesus) being the major factor that produces the necessary works, (love, holiness, and self control) which Peter wrote of in 2Pe 1:5-8, “ But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. I hope these devos have been helpful to you as you work through the roles of men and women in the church, but let me say again, they are meant to provide some food for thought and I suggest that you prayerfully search the Scriptures in this matter and then work it out in patient love and wisdom.