Since the Bible teaches not everyone will be saved, how can we determine for whom

we should pray and with whom we should share the gospel.

Alistair Greg provides the answer today on Truth for Life.

He's teaching from 1 Timothy, we're focusing on the opening verses of chapter 2.

So the exhortation has a priority, pray for these people.

The priority has a purpose so that you might be able to live in peace and in the experience

of peace so that piety may flourish.

And who are the personnel that are to lead this charge?

Allow your eye to go forward to verse 8.

Men are given the responsibility of leading the prayers.

Now this would be no surprise to the folks who had come from the synagogue, they understood

it perfectly.

But some of them and others would have wondered whether Paul's emancipation, that is

his spiritual emancipation of women might have implied some kind of change in their position

in public worship.

I'm referring to Galatians 3.28, that is neither June or Greeks, slave and free, male

and female for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

So the people say, well, unlight of that does that mean that anybody can do anything in

the church?

No says, Paul, I'm glad you asked.

It's in the same way that equality of standing in grace before God does not invert the

role relationships within the family and remove the husband's position of leadership or

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