What Does Paul Mean When He Says Women “Will Be Saved Through Childbearing”?

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What Does Paul Mean When He Says Women “Will Be Saved Through Childbearing”?

25 min

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Tough Texts

What Does Paul Mean When He Says Women “Will Be Saved Through Childbearing”?

25 min

Episode 785 Show Notes

From the Show

In Genesis 3:15, we hear that mankind is essentially going to be saved through childbearing. The seed of the woman is going to crush the head of the serpent. And the seed of the woman is Jesus Christ through whom we have salvation.

–Adriel Sanchez

What Does Paul Mean When He Says Women “Will Be Saved Through Childbearing”?

Questions in this Episode

  1. I agree with 1 Timothy 3 where Paul says women should refrain from being elders and pastors in the church, but I am wondering if this means women should also avoid going to seminary?
  2. In 1 Timothy 2:15, Paul says, “Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.” Surely women aren’t saved this way, what does Paul mean here?
  3. My church is going through Luke. And this past week the passage on Luke 5:39 really stumped me. What does the new wine and old wine and new garments and old garments represent?
  4. Are Christians required to speak in tongues?
  5. In my city, some people are saying that they are the “true Israelites” and they are condemning other ethnic groups. My question is, is the church the true spiritual Israel?
  6. Follow up about speaking in tongues: my friend who is a preacher says that the original greek in John 3 teaches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit means that we have to speak in tongues. How would you respond to that?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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