4 commands to guide the way we worship together
I. Pray All Kinds of Prayers for All Men
1 Timothy 2:1 - First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings be made…
1 Timothy 2:1-2 - …on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority…
A. So that the church may live with proper conduct
1 Timothy 2:2 - …so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity…
B. Because God desires all kinds of people to be saved
1 Timothy 2:3-4 - This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:5-7 - For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
II. Men Must Pray In Every Place Without Wrath or Dissention
1 Timothy 2:8 - Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.”
III. Women Should Dress Modestly and Prioritize Good Works
1 Timothy 2:9-10 - Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
IV. Women Must Learn Quietly and Submissively
1 Timothy 2:11-12 - A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
A. Because God created Adam first then Eve
1 Timothy 2:13 - For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve.
B. Because Eve was deceived, not Adam
1 Timothy 2:14 - And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.
C. Yet there is hope for salvation demonstrated by living how God designed
1 Timothy 2:15 - But women will be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint.
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