This is one of the most controversial passages in 1 Timothy. And one of the most controversial and ignored or twisted passages in all of Paul’s letters, of the New Testament, and all of the Bible. It has not always been controversial, twisted, or ignored.

That is a more recent phenomenon in the history of the church. And controversial does not necessarily mean unclear. It is very clear.

The passage itself is not too difficult to understand. Our problems with it today have to do with the proper and biblical application of this text. It has been gotten wrong, and misused and abused – quite often in my opinion, among conservative circles.

We believe the Bible is God’s Word to us. We believe this passage is God’s Word to us. So we cannot ignore it. We should not abuse it. We must strive to get it right – and then believe it, preach it, teach it, and live it out.

If this is not God’s word, then the problems with the application of this passage disappear. Then you can simply say, Times have changed. But we are not a liberal church – we are a biblical church.

So we affirm this to be God’s Word for us today – just as much as it was God’s Word for the 1st century Christians that first heard it. It is as relevant today as it ever was.

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