The Priority of Motherhood

The Critical Role of the Christian Mother

Mother’s Day Message 2014

The Background of the Passage

●The Difficulty of Its Interpretation

●The Context of Its Interpretation

I.The Identification of the Role (2:15a)

A.Its Benefit (2:15a1-5)

●preservedrescued or saved from danger

B.Its Nature (2:15a6-10)

●bearing of childrenfunctional motherhood

C.Its Implications

II.The Condition for Effectively Carrying out the Role (2:15b)

A.Its Extent (2:15b1-3)

B.Its Nature (2:15b4-11)

1.A Woman of Faith (2:15b4-5)

2.A Woman of Love (2:15b6-7)

3.A Woman of Holiness (2:15b8-9)

4.A Woman of Strength (2:15b10-11)