Please read 1 Timothy 2, verse 8 to 11. Starting with verse 8 to 11. It says, Pablo, finally, if all of us in the same way, compassionate, loving, fatherly, meritorious, friendly, not returning bad for bad, sorry, In 1 Timothy chapter 2, verse 8, it says, I want men to pray everywhere, raising up holy hands, without anger or contentment. Likewise, that women should be tied up well, in rags, by modesty and modesty, not with During the time that Israel was divided into two kingdoms, There were certain kings in the southern part of Judah who were people who loved God and wanted to bring reformation. One of those men was the man Hosea. Hosea. Quizás se recuerden a la historia de lo que ocurrió en Segunda Reina, capítulo 2. Que en el año 18 de su reino, él estaba haciendo que se reparara the house of the Lord. So he sent someone to count how much money there was in the temple to build the temple. But he didn't know that the way he was The temple was being corrupted. The temple was nothing compared to the way the temple was being corrupted. The country, the spiritual level of the country And so we've been engaged in this for a long time. Now, the people trying to serve the Lord God's message, he was so far and shattered by what he said that he almost froze to death. And he said, and I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. We have to see if the church of the modern day, seeing that they have seen so many things that have run because the authority of the word of God is little by little being changed by the feeling of our culture that has no principles. and continues to reject the moral. We see in the church that we are rejecting the authority of God, certain commandments that God has given us that they say no longer apply certain commandments to our place. like homosexuals, who can become members of a church, even as pastors. When men are married to men and women to women in church, it is not difficult to understand that we have Bibles everywhere, but they are not paying attention to the word of the Lord in the evangelical world. As you know, we live in a time when the gender has become relative. That has not happened suddenly, brothers. They say you don't have to be a man if you don't want to, you don't have to be a girl if you don't want to. We live in a time where gender has become relative. You can even lose your job if you If you don't agree with what the culture says, that a man can be a woman and a woman can be a man. We are entering a time where they no longer want God in our culture. We even have a culture that kills unborn children. We are in a foundation that denies the existence of God, claiming that we have the evolution of a chemical. Even the pagans of the past years said that there were gods, that they were pagan gods, but at least they believed in God. Hermanos, como dice Ramos, que uno diciendo, clamando de ser sabios, o algunos clamados de ser sabios, han vuelto necios. Por eso estoy, y porque estoy predicando este sermón esta mañana, porque Pablo tells us what to do in a church. Pablo says how one should conduct oneself, how life should be in a church. This kind of text has lost all value in many churches today. For example, let me go back to 1 Peter. 1 Peter chapter 3. Imagine if the two candidates of the Republicans and Democrats, and one of them says, let me read 1 Timothy chapter 3. Imagine if the whole country heard these words, and you tell me, tell me if we have not lost sight of God in our country. First Peter, chapter 3. It talks about husbands and wives. If I ever got into politics, this sermon would be used against me. Asimismo, esposas, sometanse a sus esposos, de modo que, si alguno de ellos no creen en la palabra, pueden ser ganados más por el comportamiento de usted que por sus palabras al observar su conducta íntrega y repetuosa, que la bella de ustedes no sea la externa que consiste en ardonadas, tales como peinadas ostensosas, joyas de oro y vestidos lujosos. Yo creo que si alguno de ellos llegara a leer algo así en nuestra cultura, lo rechazara inmediatamente. But let's look at the text. In First Timothy, we talk more about the responsibilities of men and women. What place do men and women have in the Church? What we are going to say here to men is very important. Let's look here at Manos. In verse 8, he says... What he says here... goes with what he already said in verse 1 to 7. Remember that he says, pray for all kinds of people, for those who are in the wilderness. and not only for those who are of low class. For all people. Because Christ has died for all. Look at what Paul says here. In verse 8. He says, I want to... Well, let's stop there for a moment. He is referring to what he has already said, already spoken. He says, I want to... He is connecting what he is going to say with what he has already said. And he has done his part because we have to pray for all kinds of people. Remember, we pray for our leaders, for our government, so that we can work together. We don't have to be afraid of the government. But it is in this light Que el dice, quiero pues que en todas partes los hombres oren levantando las manos al cielo con pureza de corazón, sin enojos ni contiendas. Mira aquí lo que el señor dice. Pablo aquí le menciona a los hombres I don't want you to think that he is limiting this necessarily to men. I don't want you to think that only men pray in groups in the church. He is putting emphasis on men in this text. We have to maintain that emphasis. Hombres, hermanos, necesitamos siempre orar juntos. Quizás aquí en nuestra iglesia podemos hacer algo para que los hombres in this church so that we can all pray together as men. Here it's not necessarily, you see, here it's not the place. But it's talking about the attitude, the heart. Look here, where it says, raising the hands of heaven with purity of heart, without anger or contention. Here also, Paul is mentioning Problems with the heart. When it says to raise hands, it's not bad. It's something cultural, that the Jews prayed with their hands, raising their hands. It wasn't anything that wasn't common. But the emphasis in this text is talking about the heart. Orar teniendo manos puras y una conciencia clara, sin hipocresía, sin duda, sin quejándose, no dudando la soberanía de Dios. Reconociendo que Dios está en control, y uno siempre siendo humilde, orando con toda sinceridad al Señor. Entonces, el concepto de ser humilde, en confiar al Señor, ser fieles al Señor, eso es la idea de lo que está ocurriendo aquí. So brothers, it would be very appropriate that everything you are praying according to this text, maybe sometimes, Quizás levantando las manos hacia Dios, expresando su corazón. No voy a decir que las manos no tengan nada que ver. Quizás hay, principalmente yo creo que tiene que ver con el corazón. Pero quizás no haya algo, no hay nada malo en poner las manos. A veces es apropiado inclinarse, hincarse, pararse. Sometimes it's appropriate to be prostrated to the Lord, extending your hands to the Lord, maybe even in a public place. No, no, I know it's difficult in our context because when we see this kind of thing, we see it and we think it's charismatic, but it's really not bad at all. Recuerden que lo que vemos en lo exterior, en cualquier posición que uno esté inaugurando, quizás algunos estén las manos, tienen las manos altas, pero en el corazón no es humilde, hay hipocresía. Entonces el señor no se delita en eso, porque está más interesado en la condición del corazón. mas que en la posicion de las manos. Pero eso nos ayuda a entender aqui el orar junto. No dejen mujeres, hermanas, no dejen que eso las desanime. Yo creo que es bueno que las mujeres vengan a orar, pero hay a special emphasis for men, that men pray with men. We talk with the deacons and with Wesley in our prayer time. There are not many men who are men who work. What I want to say is that there are no men who have families, who have children, who are there. Many times they are men who are already retired. Brothers, yes. Some can't because of their work or anything else. Look, this is really the house. You can't. You can't talk. Maybe there will be time where you can pray in other ways, like in a group. I think that if you can pray, and if you can be here, brother, even if it's not every week, even if it's once in a while, if you can be here, you should be here. Brothers, this is one of the priorities of what Apostle Paul says here. He says, praying for all people. Let men pray. Everywhere. Brothers, if you can be here, It would be good. I know that some of you who work or are tired, but if you can come, even if you come a little late, it would be good. Well, let's continue. Let's look at the portion from 9 to 11. When you are preaching, remember that when you talk about women, you always have to give a little introduction so that we don't get into a problem, but we stay in what the text says. For the sisters, I want to tell you something. Look at verse 9. Y aquí le habla a las mujeres. Dice, ¿En cuanto a las mujeres? Todavía le está hablando del contexto de oración, pero no es limitado a la oración. El Pablo menciona otras cosas. He says to the men, I want all men to pray. And he continues talking. And then in the verse he says, as for the women, I want them to dress modestly. And he begins to talk about how the woman should dress for the church, how they should be. So the implication here is that But I think what the Apostle Paul is doing here when he talks about women, he is mentioning without complaining, as he says, then he begins to talk about el corazón de las mujeres y sus responsabilidades en la iglesia. Él está hablando del corazón de la mujer en el contexto de cómo se visten, cómo hablan. He wants, the apostle, he wants the women to come inside. Pero eso es revelado como se visten de afuera. Principalmente, mi entendimiento de ese texto, se trata del corazón. En nuestra cultura hay hombres que son Que son machistas y no entiende este texto de lo que habla aquí. Our culture... and our feelings should not define what is correct, good, or the best, but we have to focus on what the Lord likes, what pleases the Lord. Remember, we do not live in a culture that is not Christian, we have to see the culture and our emotions. Maybe our culture doesn't like what the word of God says. Maybe our feelings don't like what the word of God says. When we read the first passage of Peter chapter 3, and when he speaks there, verses 3 and 4, he speaks from the outside, we have to say Amen, to agree with what Peter says in that passage. The Apostle Paul shares the same Holy Spirit that Peter has, and they both agree with what Paul mentions here. He is in the context of the Church, and Peter is in the context of marriage. But they both understand that they are mainly talking about an attitude of the heart. He said, without gold, without pearls, without expensive dresses, that it is adorned more well with good works as it corresponds to the women who profess to serve the Lord. That the woman must learn with serenity with all her mission. That part in verse 11, we will talk more about that next week. We see that God designed the woman differently. God has designed the woman differently, in a way of glorifying himself. para ser seguro. Dice la epístola de Pedro que es algo muy precioso. Quizás no sea precioso para nuestra cultura, pero sí es algo precioso en los ojos del Señor. What kind of attitude is Pedro looking for and what is Pablo looking for? The important thing is that you have to have a good attitude with all your mission. What our culture says, the outside is the important thing. When I went to school, we had to wear branded shoes. If we didn't wear branded shoes, people would laugh at us. The culture is the other way around, but brothers, it's what's inside that matters. That doesn't mean that women shouldn't dress well. Of course, a woman should look beautiful and dress up. But the main thing is not to attract attention to herself. Especially when going to church. When Christ should be the emphasis. A sister should not say, look at me. like drawing a lot of attention, taking away our view of Christ and towards her. I'm not saying that people should dress like 200 years ago, sisters. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, but that's not what I'm saying. There's modern clothing that's appropriate in our culture. then in verse 9 the emphasis then when we see there that he is talking about pearls and dresses etc. the importance is not the details there what the apostle Paul is saying I know that everything is different between culture and culture. The purpose of your clothing should not be something that draws a lot of attention. En ese tiempo, en esa cultura, las ciertas mujeres se vestían como se vestían las prostitutas en ese tiempo. Eso, claro, no es así en nuestra cultura, pero en la cultura del tiempo bíblico se ponían esa clase de cosas. Recuerden que cuando vengan a la iglesia, no debemos vestirnos como si fuéramos a un club. The idea is not to call attention to your body or clothing. Never. It's always towards Christ. Brothers, ask yourself, Es lo que tiene puesta. No estoy hablando de hoy en día, pero generalmente hablando. Su vestimenta llama mucho la atención. Es muy caro para que todos vean. Trae mucha bulla. Es algo que llama mucho la atención y no a Cristo. Cuando se unen a alabar al Señor. your jewelry or your makeup looks like a disco ball that people want to see you. Or is it something calmer, more modest, more simple? I'm not saying that makeup is bad, sister, but it's what Es lo que, aunque el primer punto era que no es revelando nada, solo es llamando la atención con los colores o algo así. Pero el segundo punto es que usted se pone a ropa que enseña su cuerpo, quizás muy apretado o revelando cosas. Una de las luchas más grandes para los hermanos, para los hombres, es pornografía, el codicio. Con ellos a veces ven cosas así. O usted se viste modestamente, no llamando la atención. Y la actitud aquí es esto. In verse 10, if you see, we only saw the expression, but let's look at the attitude here. In verse 10, it says, that they should be ordained rather with good works. That they should be ordained rather with good works. Cultures. This saying is for all cultures. It says that they should be ordained with good works. Sister, her clothes, when she dresses, goes with what Your desire to serve and love the Lord is what guides you in how to dress yourself in the glory of God. That is what motivates you. I'm not telling you what brand to buy and not to buy, but when you go to buy, what moves you to buy and not to buy? Are you more worried about your physical appearance? that with her disposition of her heart towards God, who is she trying to impress more? I'm not saying that they don't dress well, I'm not saying that they don't get ready, I'm not saying that they get up from bed and go to church, sisters, but what is it that moves her? It's the definition of God. How is it that the way you dress reveals what God wants to do? Your clothing speaks calmly, modestly. It looks consistent with your profession of faith. That's why he says here in the text, In verse 10, it says that we should adorn ourselves with good works as corresponds to women who profess to serve the Lord, God. So, our works should help us to reveal our hearts, but beyond revealing Christ. Why do we do what we do, brothers and sisters? What is the reason? Yes, Christ also wants dominion over that throne as well, the throne of Heaven. Last point, verse 11. So, after the wedding, Paul goes to the conduct of the sisters in the church. Look at verse 11. La mujer debe aprender con serenidad, con toda su misión. Vamos a mencionar más de eso la próxima semana, pero quiero mencionar algo aquí. Es un espíritu sumersivo. That is against our American culture. Look, our culture is having difficulty in trying to understand anything. Our culture doesn't even know how to defend the gender. I didn't choose the motel room Brothers and sisters, I did not choose this book to talk about this topic, but it is the word of God. Next week we will put one more in the text. Ninguna de esas cosas, nada de esas cosas hace una mujer menos valorosa que un hombre. Tiene el mismo valor. Nada de esto nos enseña que en ninguna forma la mujer es menos. El hombre fue hecho de una forma, la mujer de otra forma. No nos hizo idénticos, hermanos. Somos diferente, pero somos igual en valor. When we see in the Gospel that Christ raised the women in a way that he had never done in the past. He revealed himself to the women many times. Sometimes they had more understanding, or he revealed himself more to the women than to his own disciples. So it's not about value, equality, brothers and sisters. So what we're going to talk about next week has absolutely nothing to do with value. If a value of a gender has more value than another, a sex has more value than the other, no. Second, remember this sister, you have to recognize that what you dress, you have, pay attention please, you have the ability, just because of what you wear, Quizás usted ni sepan, usted se puede volver un ídolo. Algunos de uno de los, quizás para los hermanos en este iglesia. Usted tiene la capacidad, hermanos, a ser un ídolo. Algunos de los hombres en este iglesia. Usted tiene la, pueden traerle, destraer el corazón del hombre. Remember that God wants Christ to be mainly for you. You can sometimes intervene in that relationship with your appearance, especially with men. That can be something difficult for some of our brothers in the church. Please be careful with tight things, with things that attract a lot of attention, things that are revealed a lot in the way you dress. And sisters, I know that... I know that there isn't a lot of clothing that you can go to a lot of places that doesn't... I know that clothing that isn't appropriate is all over the stores. I know that it's difficult to find more appropriate clothing. Pero ropa que no es, que no llama mucho la atención. Pero ropa que está llamando la atención a tus buenas obras. En tercer lugar, recuérdense que en parte de la maldición de Génesis es que las mujeres van a querer sobrepasarse, tener la autoridad del esposo. The women wanted the positions of the men that God has given them. The understanding of that text, that according to our sinful nature, the woman was not going to want to have this attitude that the Apostle Paul is talking about, but they were wanting to have more attention. con el cuerpo bello que el Señor le ha dado para traerle a él gloria, pero solamente era para su esposa, para disfrutar sus cuerpos. Usted debe de revelarse, pero para su esposo, en el contexto del matrimonio, en el contexto de su intimate things, but it is not appropriate to the context of the church. God has given you something beautiful, but it has to be enjoyed by your spouses, so that they enjoy it. Lastly, in the fourth point, brothers and sisters who are single, look at the blessing of finding a man un hermano con algo del corazón, algo que glorifique a Dios. Hermanos, no estoy diciendo que se vistan, no se vistan en algo antiguo, no estoy diciendo eso. Ustedes pueden verse algo moderno, pero recuérdense, en la manera que se vistan, eso es lo que va a recibir. Si usted quiere un hombre que la va a tratar con respeto, con dignidad, alguien que la trate bien, que la trate con su gloria, entonces atraerlo en la manera como ellos ven a Cristo en ustedes. Más allá de lo que ven su apariencia de afuera. Ustedes quieren a un hermano que ame a Dios, que esté atraído a su, como usted ama a Cristo. Usted quieren a un hombre que la respete, How many times, brothers, not necessarily in the context of our church, but some say they have a boyfriend who abuses her. But the vast majority, when they find that, they say, where did you find that man? Or in a bar or in a club. So that's why. Esas son las clases de personas que atraes. Entonces vas a atraer perversos que te van a decir, si usted quiere ser algo que atrae, básicamente quiere atraer algo que no sirve, entonces visase en esa forma. Pero si usted quiere atraer algo que es más cristiano, visase en esa forma. Quizás algún hombre que principalmente o por lo menos inicialmente no sea atraído por su apariencia, pero va a ser atraído por su cristianismo. Padre, te damos gracias por lo que has hecho. Nosotros ayudamos Dios a entender lo que te glorifica en una cultura que se enfoca principalmente con lo que está afuera, lo exterior. Por favor, padre. Tú eres un Dios que redime. Has redimido la cultura. Please, Father, help us men, who are men who pray, who raise our hands, and help the sisters, please, in their clothing, that they dress in a way that is submissive. We thank you, Father, for everything you have done in the name of Christ. Amen.