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Turn to Col. 3:18
Recap
NKL series pt.
8! 2 months in Colossians
NEW KINGDOM by GRACE....HOW to LIVE?
Indicative & Imperative…FOUNDATION = WHAT GOD HAS DONE…THEN COMMANDS
MOST COMMANDS in TODAY’S PASSAGE...
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LAST WEEK - put on, "DRESS YOURSELF”, with certain ATTRIBUTES:
Compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, & patience, with love as a coat.
Do everything in the name (for the glory of Jesus Christ) with thanksgiving to the Father.
There’s DO DAYS OFF/CASUAL DAYS.
TODAY - CHRISTIAN HOUSEHOLD
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS for GOD’S GLORY.
WIVES, HUSBANDS,CHILDREN, FATHERS, SLAVES & MASTERS...
IMPLICATIONS BASED on SLAVE/MASTER even if NOT EXISTING TODAY.
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Read Text (Col.
3:18-4:1) & Pray
Intro:
Family unit is the foundation for a healthy church & healthy society.
BUILDING BLOCK of SOCIETY…CAN’T SURVIVE WITHOUT.
This is a FACT that has been KNOWN for THOUSANDS of YEARS…as seen in the HOUSEHOLD CODES in the ROMAN empire.
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This is why our ADVERSARY is COMMITTED to DESTROYING the BIBLICAL FAMILY
Homosexuality, Transgender issues, Abortion, Divorce, ETC.
Strong BIBLICAL FAMILIES SHINE a LIGHT in a dark world.
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The FAMILY is GOD’S DESIGN/IDEA…ONE MAN + ONE WOMAN + CHILDREN (Godwilling)
Goes back to CREATION:
Genesis 2:24 (ESV)
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
JESUS says: MATT.
19:6 - “What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate”...
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MARRIAGE is DIFFICULT—but it is GOD’S PLAN, for BROKEN THINGS to be FIXED.... NOT THROWN AWAY...
CHRIST-CENTERED makes all the DIFFERENCE in all our RELATIONSHIPS.
CONFORMING to the IMAGE of CHRIST....TRANSFORMS RELATIONSHIPS
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Text:
Colossians 3:18–4:1 (ESV)
18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
LEAST POPULAR/MOST CONTROVERSIAL
BUT, IT’S FOUND in ALL BIBLICAL HOUSEHOLD COMMANDS: HERE, Titus, Ephesians, and 1 Peter.
SUBMIT is an IMPERATIVE or command
Submit means to “SUBJECT ONESELF” to “subordinate” “to PLACE ONESELF UNDER” or “obey” it involves a RECOGNITION of an ORDERED STRUCTURE.
GOD has a FAMILY STRUCTURE!
MEN are CALLED to LEAD.
Highly controversial…FEMINISM…Women can do everything men can do...
MEN AREN’T BETTER, it is merely GOD’S STRUCTURE...
It isn’t a patriarchal hierarchy that is merely held over from antiquity, it is God’s design.
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**DIFFICULTY in Bible INTERPRETATION/Paul’s letters specifically....how much is CULTURAL/SITUATIONAL specific VS.
UNIVERSAL??
Some PEOPLE CLAIM the HOUSEHOLD CODE, women submitting just a CULTURAL CONSTRUCT.
>>> ??? Then are HUSBANDS NOT OBLIGATED to LOVE their WIVES.... & CHILDREN OBEY?
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PAUL BEGINS w/ ROMAN household STRUCTURE…but DOESN’T TRANSMIT it UNINTERPRETED...
ROMANS taught for MEN to RULE their WIVES, NOT LOVE them.
Paul has just as much expectation for those with the most authority in the home, as he does for the rest.
PERSONAL CONCLUSION: HOUSEHOLD CODE isn’t just for COLOSSAE...
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However… “SUBMIT” DOESN’T PLAINLY and immediately mean “OBEY”, PAUL uses a DIFFERENT WORD to characterize CHILDREN w/ parents and SLAVES w/ masters.
HUSBAND has GOD-GIVEN AUTHORITY.... but the RELATIONSHIP doesn’t REFLECT a PARENT/CHILD one.
WIFE is CALLED to WILLINGLY ORDER HERSELF UNDER her HUSBAND & his leadership of the home.
Eph. 5 - MARRIAGE reflects CHRIST & the CHURCH…Christ as head.
MAN should USE his God-given AUTHORITY as CHRIST does, in a LOVING way, NOT ABUSIVE or DOMINEERING.
NATURAL RELATIONSHIPS SHOWCASE our spiritual RELATIONSHIP with GOD...
WIVES show SUBJECTION to CHRIST by SUBMITTING to HUSBANDS, husbands show SUBJECTION to Christ by LOVING THEIR WIVES, etc…ALL acknowledge the higher authority...
DOESN’T make WIVES 2ND RATE, or mean husbands can’t help…but GOD has an ORDER.
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19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
PATTERN: Paul addresses VULNERABLE PARTY 1st, then one with authority.
Wives/Husbands....Children/Fathers....Slaves/Masters...
Husband gets 2 commands.
CALLED to LOVE his WIFE.
Eph.
5: AS CHRIST LOVES the CHURCH!!
WIFE’S COMMAND to submit is DIFFICULT, BUT HUSBAND is called to LOVE AS CHRIST loved the church!
Is there any higher standard/bar??
Commanded to NOT BE HARSH, or BITTER.
NOT GROWING RESENTFUL, but to love them.
LIVE so your WIFE would DELIGHT to SUBMIT to your leadership.
Leading the household through love & gratitude…not domineering!!
A husband who isn’t willing to love & lead his family, both naturally and spiritually, shouldn’t expect anyone to submit to him.
Men are the example:
Make church a priority
Pray before meals
Pray before bed or in the morning or both
Have family Bible reading
God’s order is for men to lead the household in these things...
So don’t let your wife and kids down by being apathetic about spiritual things and your own walk with God.
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Again, husbands example & leadership should ALL be DONE out of LOVE!
ROMAN husbands commanded to “RULE”
CHRISTIAN husbands commanded to “LOVE”
***COUNSELING CLASS - marriage counseling SAMPLE…Dan, “Isn’t she supposed to submit to me?”
***HUSBAND who commands/DEMANDS wife to SUBMIT, ISN’T LOVING.
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***Note how the COMMAND is to the INDIVIDUAL, not the other party.
FULFILLING OWN ROLE, IT WILL WORK OUT.
YOU LOVE THEM, THEY LOVE YOU = EVERYONE’S NEEDS MET.
HARDER than BEING SELFISH…but MORE HEALTHY.
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20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
***ALL household COMMANDS are PREFACED with SUBMISSION to the LORD!
The BELIEVER’S HIGHEST CALLING & 1ST RESPONSIBILITY
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Wife’s submission to husband - in the Lord.
Child’s obedience to parent - in the Lord.
PERMISSION to DISOBEY ungodly/SINFUL COMMANDS
But can still be done with honor.
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COMMAND SHOWS: GOD CARES about CHILDREN, they AREN’T 2ND RATE members of Kingdom!
ADDRESSED DIRECTLY!
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