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· 7 viewsSince we call ourselves Christians, we need to actually follow Christ. This requires keeping Christ preeminent in all things, but especially the church.
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Wives & Husbands, 3:18-19
Wives & Husbands, 3:18-19
18 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
Wives
Wives
It does not mean:
that women are subservient to men
that women are inferior to men
What does it mean to submit?
It means you will have to go against your personal desire
16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
In pain you shall bring forth children;
Your desire shall be for your husband,
And he shall rule over you.”
16 Then he said to the woman,
“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you.”
It means you will have to arrange yourself under your own husband. The word is a military term meaning to arrange underneath in order. Commanders set the overall strategy and direction but they do not make every decision or operate without input from those “below” them.
It means you still have the opportunity to be industrious and ambitions but that will cost you (as it does everyone)
10 Who can find a virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
So he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax,
And willingly works with her hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
She brings her food from afar.
15 She also rises while it is yet night,
And provides food for her household,
And a portion for her maidservants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From her profits she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength,
And strengthens her arms.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is good,
And her lamp does not go out by night.
Husbands
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Love = agape, unconditional love that puts the needs and desires of another before those of self.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Don’t be bitter. The word that is translated bitter comes from a root word that means to be sharp, to cut or to prick. The word itself however, means to become embittered. You cannot control how she treats you, but you can, and must, control how you respond.
Children & Parents (especially Fathers), 3:20-21
Children & Parents (especially Fathers), 3:20-21
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20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Obey means both to listen to what you are told and to do what you are told.
“In all things” as one author noted all, radically means all.
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
Fathers
Fathers
Provoke means to stir up but leave unfulfilled
Honor your promises
Own your mistakes
Seek consistency over coolness
Bondservants & Masters, 3:22-4:1
Bondservants & Masters, 3:22-4:1
22 Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.
1 Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
Slavery, whether voluntary or involuntary (both of which were practiced as a normal part of the cultures Paul lived in and wrote to) does not exist in our experience. The closest relationship that we have today is employee/employer, but that is different enough that this is not a direct correlation. That said, there are several principles that do transfer:
Ultimately, we serve God, not people
We should serve people as we serve God
We should treat people as God treats us
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