1 Timothy, Chapter 2
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"First of all," Paul urges all
supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanks, to the Father "be made
for all men."
We are to pray for kings and all who are in
positions of authority.
The reason we are to pray for those in
authority is for our benefit.
It is so we may live in peace.
To pray for those in authority is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our Savior!
That should be reason enough.
Another reason is that God wants all men to
be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
That literally says that God now desires all
to be saved {by an act of His will} (Gr. thelei-qelei).
That Greek word is indicative, which is
indicative of what the Author feels SHALL
happen. If you think that the author was
Timothy, you may debate the point I am about to make. But, if you are aware of the spiritual fact
that God is the Author of Timothy you know that this verse indicates that all
men SHALL come to the knowledge of
the Truth!
For many that seems
to be an impossible task, however the Greek text indicates that God Himself
brings it to pass.
There is one
God, and one mediator between
God and men, and that man is Christ Jesus!
Then how can we proclaim the trinity?
That is a fair question!
For the answer we must go back to the
beginning and the Hebrew language.
When God decided to create man, He said,
"let Us make man in Our
image."
That translation may be found in the Jewish Masoretic Text translation (The Jewish Publication Society
of America/Copyright1917, 1945,1955) Genesis 1:26,
page 4.
In that same translation, we find the
greatest of all Hebrew confessions, The Shema.
From Deuteronomy 6:4 (page 245), "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the
Lord is one."
The Lord is "one", but not in the
sense of being individually singular.
The Hebrew word translated "one"
is "Echad".
Echad indicates one group or bunch.
From the beginning of the Hebrew text, God
has been declared to be ONE group.
The Hebrew language declares God to be ONE
group, one in harmony.
Within that grouping, the Son serves the
interests of the Father.
The Holy Spirit serves the interests of the
Father and the Son. All is in harmony!
The Holy Spirit was sent to declare the Son
(John 14:26).
The Father shall watch over the Son until His
kingdom is established (Psalm 110:1).
The Son shall turn His Kingdom over to the
Father (1 Corinthians 15:28).
All points to a time when
God shall be all in all (1 Corinthians 15:28).
The interweaving is so intricate and so tight
that they may not be separated and are always working in harmony even though
they may work individually.
Hear, O Israel---The Lord our God--The Lord
is ECHAD!
1 Timothy 2:6 is where many commentators
start meandering around the Bible looking for an out. However, the language is plain and it is
correct.
1 Timothy 2:6 cannot be explained using mainstream
theology.
It must be explained through the counsel of
the Bible, not tradition.
Verse six is one that few are willing to take
at face value.
Verse six tells us plainly that Christ Jesus
gave Himself as a ransom for all, and that the truth of that will be declared
at the proper time.
That does not make the teaching invalid, but
it does explain that the teaching of Christ’s complete ransom has a season in
which is shall be proclaimed!
Paul was ordained as a preacher to the
Gentiles so that the truth of God’s grace could be proclaimed.
Do you believe in the grace Paul proclaimed?
Many do not!
Because of the grace he received, Paul wants
all to pray and praise God.
We are to be lifting up holy hands as a sign
of honor to Him.
Women are to dress modestly.
In Paul’s day that would have put them in
contrast to pagan temple prostitutes.
There is a social reason why this verse is
here.
In Paul’s time, the Synagogues could be
places of loud discussions between husbands and wives.
We find a phrase, "with all
subjection."
There is no verse in the entire Bible that
says men are supposed to make women subject to them.
All subjection between husband and wife is to
be accomplished in love through mutual consent and not through any physical or
mental intimidation.
This is not an admonishment to all men and
all women.
Any that take it to be so are not
mature Christians!
Many Church "men" are pathetic
teachers.
Many Church "women" are excellent
teachers.
Yet, I know some supposed men of the Church
that are so biblically ignorant that they refuse to learn from a godly woman.
They are just children that have grown old.
This is something that needs understanding.
Adam was created first.
For that reason, men are to be the spiritual
head.
They are but not necessarily fit top be the
financial head.
Just because a person may be able to earn
money at a place of employment does not make him/her able to make sound
financial decisions.
The financial head should be the one that has
the best financial mind.
That may very well be the woman.
As the spiritual leader, it is the man’s duty
to pray that each member of the household succeed---in Christ.
While it may be that Adam was not deceived,
he did give in to sin.
That is why there is sin inbred within us
today.
It ius our sin
nature!
Read Romans, chapter 6!
Genesis 3:6-7a
6 So when the woman saw that the tree
was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to
make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with
her, and he ate.
7a Then the eyes of both of them were opened…(NKJV)
Their eyes were not opened until the man ate.
T
he woman may have been part of the fall, but it was upon
the man’s shoulders that the cause must be placed.
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin
entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men,
because all sinned-- (NKJV/emphasis added).
The Greek word translated "man" is
singular.
That indicates that the act of rebellion was
the result of a single person's action.
Since Adam had to eat before their eyes were
opened. It follows that if he had not eaten sin would not have entered mankind.
Due to the fact that Man caused the sin,
women "shall be saved" through "childbearing" if
they continue in faith, love, and holiness with self-control.
"Childbearing" may indicate
physical human nurturing.
It may also mean spiritual nurturing.