Sarah Elizabeth :
The passage 1 Timothy 3:8-15 is to humble us! Us meaning the church by reminding us of our roles in Genesis 3:16-19. It is to remind us, the Church to focus on walking in the way of the Spirit and turn away from the flesh. 1 Timothy 3:15 “Yet she will be saved through childbearing-if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self control.” You can’t be saved through childbearing but you can be saved through salvation. Childbearing represents salvation. Just as Adam=Groom, Eve= Bride, Jesus=Groom, and we, the church are the Bride. God showed me this….A mother’s womb!! What is the purpose of the womb?” Womb sheds blood! Womb sheds the old monthly to make anew! To give new life, nourish a child, to protect child from the elements as it grows for 9 months until its mature enough for birth! Childbearing is exhausting, nauseous, painful, there are contractions(pressure on body), water breaks giving way to new life. Requires suffering, endurance, and perseverance! Childbearing brings joy! Joy of new life! New life brings hope!
What is salvation? Gift of new life. Born again. With salvation comes Spiritual growth! Protection, nourishment, suffering, endurance, perseverance, joy, hope, and well the fruits of the Spirit. A lot of debate about endurance, perseverance, or works that these things are required for salvation or faith. Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved through faith”It’s not a have to!!! It’s a want to!!! Out of love for Him!!! Romans 5:1-5 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”
2026-08-02 05:44:01