MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD

Passage: 1 Timothy 2:8-15

Key verse: 10

NIV

8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands(A) without anger or disputing. 9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,(B) 10 but with good deeds,(C) appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

11 A woman[a] should learn in quietness and full submission.(D) 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet.(E) 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.(F) 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.(G) 15 But women[c] will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love(H) and holiness with propriety.

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Footnotes
  1. 1 Timothy 2:11 Or wife; also in verse 12
  2. 1 Timothy 2:12 Or over her husband
  3. 1 Timothy 2:15 Greek she
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ESV

8 I desire then that (A)in every place the men should pray, (B)lifting (C)holy hands without anger or quarreling; 9 likewise also (D)that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 (E)but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 11 Let a woman learn quietly (F)with all submissiveness. 12 (G)I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 (H)For Adam was formed first, (I)then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but (J)the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 15 Yet she will be saved through (K)childbearing—if they continue in (L)faith and love and holiness, with self-control.

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1. I want men to pray (8)

In light of the gospel, Paul wanted men everywhere to repent and to pray. Instead of using their mouths to argue or their hands for fighting, Paul wanted men to lift up holy hands. He wanted praying men who overcome the temptations to angry disputes and come to God in prayer.

2. To worship God (9-15)

Paul wanted women to do all things for the worship of God. This meant dressing to please God and not to please themselves or attract men. Spiritual beauty is doing good deeds and worshiping God. Paul encouraged women to be quiet learners who respect spiritual order. Women in God's kingdom are holy reflections of the glory of God who forgives sin. God uses them as part of his salvation work and for giving life through childbearing.

Prayer: Lord, please raise men and women of God who can pray, worship, and bring glory to God.

One Word: Be men and women of God