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“Glory Of The Home”
Categories: MEN & WOMEN, RELATIONSHIPS"She shall be saved in childbearing” – does this mean a woman needs to deliver every child God will give to her?Sincerely,
Maternity Ward
Dear Maternity Ward,
The verse you are referring to is 1 Tim 2:15 and it has to do with the role of women in the home, not the amount of kids a family chooses to have. Paul is addressing that women are not to be the leaders in the church (1 Tim 2:11), but the public teaching and leadership is to be done by faithful men (1 Tim 2:12). The reason for this is the same reason that the husband is to lead in the home – it is how God designed us. Eve was made to be Adam’s helper (Gen 2:18). Eve’s glory was that she was the mother of all living (Gen 3:20).
A man’s glory is to lead and provide for his family – even to the point of sacrificing his life to protect them. A woman’s glory is to raise godly children and transform a house into a home (Pr 14:1). God designed women to be the glory and heart of the home (Tit 2:4-5). When Paul talks about her being saved in childbearing, in this context, it is addressing all the things involved with rearing children and the domestic existence.
