As we conclude our series of messages from 1 Timothy  2, we find the Apostle Paul anchoring his teachings regarding women in ministry on the Creation Account of Adam and Eve. Any discussion of Biblical womanhood and manhood that does not include Adam and Eve is misguided. When a son asks his dad, What does it mean to be a Christian man, that dad will do well to ground his answers in Genesis. The same can be  said for the mom whose daughter asks, What does it mean to be a Christian woman? Though men and women share equal rights before God, in the home and church they have different roles. We consider that thought in 1 Timothy 2:11-15.

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Some churches have women pastors and some don't. Why? In recent years, two streams of thought have influenced evangelical Christians. One stream, called Egalitarianism, teaches that role distinctions between men and women are dissolved in the New Birth. Male headship was a curse placed upon humanity at the Fall. Jesus breaks the curse when a person is saved. Another view, called Complementarianism teaches that male headship  was not part of the Fall; it was God's original plan for Adam and Eve. In today's message, we examine in more detail how these views line up with Paul's words to Timothy in 1 Timothy 2:11-15

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Because some governments, pastors, and husbands have severely abused the authority God gave them, many of us - women especially - cringe when we hear the word, submission. But just because something has been severely misused does not mean it is unimportant. As misused and misunderstood as submission might be today, we do not want to lose sight of its God given purpose. Noted Bible teacher Warren Wiersbe says this about submission: "Submission is not subjugation. Submission is recognizing God's order in the home and the church and joyfully obeying it." If submission means God's good order for the citizens of a country, the members of the church, and wives to their husbands, then that is something we should all be able to embrace. Submission is an important part of our growth in Christ. All of us, women and men are placed under authority for our good. In 1 Timothy 2, the Apostle Paul reminds his young ministry assistant why men and women have distinctly separate roles in public worship.

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The Book of 1 Timothy can be summed up in one verse, "I write so that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth." 1 Timothy 3:15

How members of the local church conduct themselves determines how strong the pillar and support of gospel truth will be through them. Relationships are not just the glue that holds the church together; they are also the foundation upon which the truth of Jesus Christ is proclaimed. In order for the truth of Jesus to move forward in Ephesus, certain things needed to change within the congregation. After having addressed the men in Ephesus, the Apostle Paul now turns his attention to the women and the subject of modesty.

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