Paul left Timothy to correct teachers in the church who had gone astray. Why do we not see that this passage is about correcting the men and women who were being retrained?
This passage is not about husbands and wives, nor about men only ruling over the church. It does give great hope for the restoration of men and women who by the grace of Jesus the faithful Word can once again be successful in ministry.
Bruce C. E. Fleming is a former Academic Dean and Professor of Practical Theology in French-speaking Africa and is the author of the book Back to Eden, 1 Timothy 2-3.