Women are to continue in "Faith, Love, and holiness, with self control" (1 Timothy 2:15).
Faith - the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Jesus gives us faith (Hebrews 12:1-2).
Love - God is love and love is from God (1 John 4:7-8).
Holiness - No one can see God without holiness (Hebrews 12:14).
Self control - Self control is given to us by the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22).
These are precious gifts from God to us. We need to guard against envy or jealousy of another person's ministry or position within the body. God chooses ministry for each person. To rebel against authority, is to rebel against God (John 3:26-27; Romans 13:1-2; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, 11).
Jesus is himself God and yet was in submission to God the Father, (Hebrew 1:1-8, Philippians 2:5-9). Is it not an honor to represent Jesus by being submissive to those is authority over us?
