1 Timothy 2:8-14

This passage of Scripture has always been hard for me to understand:

1 Timothy 2:8-15 "I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; 9 likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 11 Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 15 Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control."

Our pastor, Scott Golike, preached a sermon on this passage of Scripture yesterday, and it was extremely helpful to me.

http://www.gracepugetsound.com/sermons/Golike5-24-09.mp3

I even love the title of it: "Men and Women in the Family of God".