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# 75 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 1Ti 2:14,15, “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) On the surface, this seems like such a strange piece of Scripture. You mean a woman can have eternal life just by bearing children? Obviously that's not the case! Simply stated, the Holy Spirit speaking through Paul is reminding us of the promise that God gave Adam and Eve after Eve committed the first sin. Out of Eve's childbearing One would come who would crush Satan and we know that One was Jesus. But note the use of pronouns in this passage. “She” (Eve) will be saved by this child (Jesus) if “they” (new pronoun, signifying all the offspring of Adam and Eve now infected with original sin) continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control. The sins of She and they are all covered by this Child! The “if” here is significant because it's not just the fact that Jesus would be born into the world to save Eve, Adam, and all others from their sin. There is a condition attached. And that condition is, Eve, Adam and the rest of us must CONTINUE in faith. In order to continue in faith, we must have faith in the first place. IF Eve, Adam, and all others, (including you and I) have faith in God's promise of a Savior and continue in that faith, they (we) will be saved! This faith is a gift from God! Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. We live, that is, we have eternal life, by this faith, and we must continue in it! Heb 10:38 says, “Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him." God is more than happy to answer your prayer for such faith. Ask Him also to give you the strength to persevere in that faith, and to show forth that faith in your life through love, holiness, and self-control!