"Authority" is not a very popular word in our culture today that idolizes no-strings-attached freedom and self-expression seemingly above all else. Yet God ordains and delights in authority—good authority—especially in the church. We'll see how God's design for leadership in his church serves to guard and witness to the gospel.
We return to our sermon series on 1 Timothy, which is all about how the local church is the steward of the truth--the gospel. In guarding and sharing the gospel, Paul moves from a focus on teaching in chapter 1 to now behavior and order in chapter 2, particularly among men and women. The way we live when we gather together matters! This passage is a challenging one, both to receive and to apply, but we can trust that all of God's word is good for us. (*Credit to Pastor Curtis Cook’s sermon on this text at Hope Fellowship Church, Cambridge, MA.)
