1 Timothy 2:1
FIRST OF ALL; in importance.... [ Continue Reading ]
FIRST OF ALL; in importance.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR ALL THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY; men in public office and stations of influence. THAT WE MAY LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEABLE LIFE; this is the result of God's grace given to them in answer to the prayers of his people, and enabling them to administer their office with fidelity and uprightness. Prayer for... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THIS; praying for all men, especially for rulers.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO WILL HAVE ALL MEN TO BE SAVED; by becoming acquainted with the gospel, and by believing and obeying it. He therefore wills that it should be preached to every creature, and that his people should pray that all may embrace it.... [ Continue Reading ]
ONE GOD, AND ONE MEDIATOR-A RANSOM FOR ALL; these words contain the ground of the preceding exhortation to pray for all men, and declaration that God desires the salvation of all men. All have one God for their Father, and one Mediator who gave himself a ransom for all. TO BE TESTIFIED IN DUE TIME;... [ Continue Reading ]
As there is but one Mediator between God and men, and as he has given himself a ransom for all, wills that all should hear of him, believe on him, and be saved, and has made it our duty to use all means in our power to accomplish this, it is evident that he has made provision for and desires their s... [ Continue Reading ]
LIFTING UP HOLY HANDS; in prayer. WITHOUT WRATH; unholy anger towards men, which always hinders prayer. Mark 11:25. DOUBTING; the wavering of faith, which also hinders prayer. James 1:6-7. But many prefer to render, disputing, as the same word is translated in Philippians 2:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN LIKE MANNER; with the same holy temper. SHAMEFACEDNESS; modest appearance. SOBRIETY; decorum. BROIDERED; or, plaited. COSTLY ARRAY; expensive ornaments or dress, which is the mark of pride and luxury, and corrupting in its influence on them and on others. Compare 1 Peter 3:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
The highest beauty of women, and the richest ornaments with which they can adorn themselves, are true piety and sincere active beneficence. The gospel inculcates universal propriety, and a character formed after its model is one of consummate excellence, usefulness, and enjoyment.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOR TO USURP AUTHORITY; as she would should she undertake publicly to teach. It is the revealed will of God that public religious teachers should be men, not women. He has allotted to them different spheres of action, and the perfection of each consists not in aspiring or submitting to occupy the pl... [ Continue Reading ]
ADAM WAS FIRST FORMED; an indication that he is the head of the woman, and that the office of teaching and governing belongs to him. 1 Corinthians 11:8-9. The apostle has reference to the public assemblies of believers. Compare 1 Corinthians 14:34, "Let your women keep silence in the churches.... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS NOT DECEIVED; by the serpent in the first transgression. The serpent first assailed the woman, as being most open to his arts, and having deceived her, he made use of her to persuade her husband. Compare the words of the woman, "The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat"; and the words of God to th... [ Continue Reading ]
SHE SHALL BE SAVED IN CHILDBEARING; the apostle says this with reference to the original curse pronounced upon the woman, "In sorrow shalt thou bring forth children." Genesis 3:16. Through faith in Christ, who is emphatically "the seed of the woman," God will not only sustain her in the perils of ch... [ Continue Reading ]