For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality (1 Thess. 4:3)
Notice how tightly the will of God and your sanctification are tied. God’s will is that we be transformed into the image of his Son. His eschatological promise is that we will we transformed finally into his image [...]
1 Timothy 2:13-15 (ESV)
For Adam was formed first, then Eve;
And Adam was not deceived
but the woman was deceived
and became a transgressor
Yet she will be saved through childbearing
if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control
“Yet she will be saved through childbearing” makes the most sense in light of the woman becoming a transgressor [...]
Someone told me that their church is a little controversial because they believe women should not serve in pastoral roles. Isn’t it supposed to be controversial when a church believes that women should serve in pastoral roles?
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