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Submit to One Another

Theme: God’s design and order demand submitting to one another.

What is Biblical submission?

1. Starting with the word.
2. Zeroing in on the Biblical meaning. (Matthew 26:39; Luke 2:51; 10:17- 20; Romans 8:7; 10:3; 1 Corinthians 15:27-28; Ephesians 5:21)

What are some examples of Biblical submission?

1. Submission to God. (Ephesians 5:24; Hebrews 12:9; James 4:7; Romans 8:7; 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 11:5)
2. Submission in the church. (Ephesians 5:21; 1 Corinthians 16:15-16; 1 Peter 5:5; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:1-4)
3. Submission in the family. (1 Samuel 25:1-42; Ephesians 5:22, 25-33; Colossians 3:18; Titus 2:5; 1 Peter 3:1-2, 5, 7; Ephesians 6:1-3; Colossians 3:20)
4. Submission in society. (Acts 5:27-29; Romans 13:1-7; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Titus 2:9-10; 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13, 18)

What does it take to do this?

1. Being filled with or controlled by the Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 5:18 - 6:9)
2. Being taught by the Holy Spirit. (John 14:15-17, 26)
3. Being motivated by “the fear of Christ.” (Romans 3:18; Ephesians 5:21)
4. Being full of humility instead of self. (Matthew 11:29; Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 3:8; 5:5)