Many Scriptures can be interpreted in different ways, so I encourage you this week to find a church that lines up with your view of God’s Word. Paul addresses prayer twice in chapter 2. All of our governing authorities have been set in place by God. Nothing exists apart from God’s doing. Instead of grumbling about our nations leaders, let’s seek to be in prayer for them, especially in regards for their salvations. Jesus died for all and His death was sufficient for all, but not all will come to repentance and believe. This is known as Limited Atonement. God is patient with us beyond our human understanding and wishes for none to perish, however only those whom have been given to Jesus by the Father will be saved. We will discuss the roles of men and women in the church. Another heavily debated topic. How we view this truth will heavily influence the roles we take as men and women in the church. Let’s remember to never take scripture out of context and seek to evaluate the Word given the circumstances that the church was facing during the time the letter was written. Women at one time were deemed less than to men, so when the church was being formed, women were overstepping their boundaries given to them by God, causing conflict in the church itself. Paul addresses them by telling them to learn in silence, but in no way was he discouraging women from learning or from teaching in the right arena. I hope this podcast will be encouraging to you and that you will leave here wanting to search the scriptures more in depth for yourself and follow the Lord Jesus all the more.