Submit is not a popular word in today’s world. We tend to focus on ourselves—our wants, needs, dreams—rather than on God, on family, on neighbors. The Bible tells us another way to look, focus, and live. 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is… Read More
Bible Doodle: Colossians 3:18-25
18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord.19 Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.20 Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.22 Employees, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all… Read More
Is “submission” necessary for love?
SUBMISSION. Is it politically correct? To submit means: to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision to yield oneself to the authority or will of another to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion or authority of another “Submit” is not a key word I’d want to use to draw… Read More
Me? Submit? (Col. 3:20-21)
Submission is not something we in America do well. I can’t speak for those in other countries, because I don’t have enough experience in and of your cultures. But individual rights and privileges—something I believe in and support—can lead us to think only of ourselves and what we deserve and have rights to. Individualistic thinking—what’s… Read More
Submit? You’ve got to be kidding!
As a young independent woman raised in the United States, I had some negative reactions to Paul’s words in Ephesians 5: “…you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.” Ephesians 5:24b Submission was not something I was looking for. “Submit? In Everything? You’ve got to be kidding!” Still, I believed then, as I do… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 