Mothers Saved in Childbearing? Part 1

Martha Hartog

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.

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ELCA Lutherans Warm to "Feminist Theologies"

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“Held in Chicago, Ill., ‘Transformative Lutheran Theologies Conference: Feminist, Womanist and Mujerista Perspectives,’ brought together about 160 women and men pastors, college and seminary students, [etc.].”
- Christian Post

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Courageous Femininity in an Emasculated Culture, Part 1

Bob Bixby

The Biblical Challenge of Being a Strong Woman in a Weak Man’s World

The all-too-normal American woman lives in a world of boys—men with a pathological immaturity that has emasculated bixby_cropped.jpgthem and shriveled them into moral and spiritual wimps. The home of the average American woman is unmanned.

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