Reprinted (with permission) from Faith Pulpit, March/April, 2010. See Part 1.
In view of these considerations, what does the phrase “she will be saved in childbearing” mean? Several views have been offered:
Reprinted (with permission) from Faith Pulpit, March/April, 2010.
The topic of a woman’s role in the church has been one of the most heated debates in contemporary Christianity. Moreover, a woman’s role in the home, as a wife and mother, is under attack in our culture. In this article, Mrs. Martha Hartog, adjunct faculty member at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, addresses this issue with a thoughtful examination of the phrase, “she will be saved in childbearing” (1 Tim. 2:15).
In I Timothy 2:8-15 Paul focused on a woman’s role in the church as well as her role as a mother. The passage closes with these words: “Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control” (2:15).1 A brief look at its context and some grammatical matters should help us understand the meaning and importance of this verse.
Read Part 1.
The all-too-normal American woman lives in a world of boys—men with a pathological immaturity that has emasculated 
them and shriveled them into moral and spiritual wimps. The home of the average American woman is unmanned.
