Submission (2)
Under Cover in the Divine Authority • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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· 1 viewA humble attitude where obedience is rendered within a relationship; whether it be to God, authorities or other people at work, in the church, in marriage or in the family.
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God requires submission
God requires submission
From all people
From all people
You will break them with a rod of iron;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
See also 1 Pe 5:6; Job 22:21
From Christians especially
From Christians especially
“This, then, is how you should pray:
“ ‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
See also Jas 4:7; Heb 12:9
The submission of Jesus Christ to his Father
The submission of Jesus Christ to his Father
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
See also Heb 5:7–8; Heb 10:5–7; 1 Co 15:27–28; Jn 12:49–50; Jn 5:19
The submissive spirit required in the church
The submissive spirit required in the church
In believers’ relationships with one another
In believers’ relationships with one another
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
See also Php 2:5–7
To Jesus Christ
To Jesus Christ
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
See also Eph 1:22–23; Col 1:18 As the body is subject to the head, so the church is subject to Christ.
To the Scriptures
To the Scriptures
“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
See also Re 22:18–19; Ps 119:133; Col 3:15; Jas 1:22–25
To church leaders
To church leaders
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
See also Ro 13:1; 1 Co 16:15–16; 1 Th 5:12–13
In prophecy
In prophecy
1 Co 14:32 The implication is that individual prophecies must be submitted to the overall judgment of the church.
The submission of all to civil government
The submission of all to civil government
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
See also Mt 22:21; 1 Pe 2:13–14; Tt 3:1; Ro 13:2–7
Submission within other relationships
Submission within other relationships
Of wives to husbands
Of wives to husbands
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
See also Tt 2:4–5; 1 Pe 3:5–6; 1 Pe 3:1; Col 3:18
Of children to parents
Of children to parents
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
See also Ex 20:12; Col 3:20; Ga 4:2
Of slaves to masters
Of slaves to masters
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.
See also Tt 2:9–10; 1 Pe 2:18; Col 3:22–24
Of young to old
Of young to old
In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
“God opposes the proud
but shows favor to the humble.”
See also Le 19:32
Reciprocal attitudes are commended to safeguard against abuse
Reciprocal attitudes are commended to safeguard against abuse
Eph 5:25–33; Eph 6:4; Eph 6:9; 1 Ti 2:1–2; 1 Pe 5:1–4 Those in authority have a responsibility to set an example.