Our sermon for this coming Lord’s Day will come from 1 Timothy 2:13-15.  The message will be our third and final look at the subject of the role of our sisters in Christ in the Church.

I want to thank you for your kind patience as we have traveled very slowly and methodically over these verses for the last few weeks.  Their difficulty lies not in the fact that they are necessarily unclear, but in the fact that they set forth a picture of womanhood which is all but foreign (and terribly offensive!) to our world today.

This week, our focus will be upon Paul’s theological rationale for his teaching on the beautiful role and distinctive function of our sisters in Christ, both in the home and in the Church.

First of all, as seen in verses 13-14, Paul will address the sin of Eve in the story of mankind’s fall as recorded in Genesis 3.  Then in verse 15, the Apostle will set forth a glorious promise to be claimed by all believing women who find their hope for salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Admittedly, verse 15 seems quite complicated as we consider it initially.  But once we have established its meaning, we will see that our Creator has bestowed the most magnificent blessing and honor upon our sisters in Christ.

I hope you will have time to ponder these verses prayerfully before Sunday.  And thank you also for your faithful intercession for us as we prepare to deliver God’s Word.