A Home that Honors God
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A Home that Honors God
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
Ephesians 4:17-32 – Instruction on how to conduct yourself in the community of believers
Ephesians 5:1-21 – Instruction on how to conduct yourself in the community of unbelievers
Ephesians 5:22-6:9 – Instruction on conduct in the Christian home
God defines the family for us as one-man and one-woman married for life bearing and rearing children to the glory of God.
There are three passages in the N.T. that addresses marriage and the family.
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
Colossians 3:18-4:1
1 Peter 3:1-7
The first instruction is given to women.
Key to a God honouring home is the nurture that a woman gives to hold the family together.
A woman has a special genetic make up that is unique in all women.
The Greek word for submission is HUPTASSO which means to come under a certain order of protection.
Submission is referred to 41 times in Scripture. It involves three different areas:
With God
With Society
With other believers
There are four categories of submission
Scriptural References of Submission:
God’s order for the family is:
Submission is not:
Why then the problem of submission for women?
Scripture: Gen 3:16
Eve took on responsibility that wasn’t hers, because Adam neglected his responsibility.
A Home that Honors God
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
Ephesians 4:17-32 – Instruction on how to conduct yourself in the community of believers
Ephesians 5:1-21 – Instruction on how to conduct yourself in the community of unbelievers
Ephesians 5:22-6:9 – Instruction on conduct in the Christian home
God defines the family for us as one-man and one-woman married for life bearing and rearing children to the glory of God.
There are three passages in the N.T. that addresses marriage and the family.
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
Colossians 3:18-4:1
1 Peter 3:1-7
The first instruction is given to women.
Key to a God honouring home is the nurture that a woman gives to hold the family together.
A woman has a special genetic make up that is unique in all women.
The Greek word for submission is HUPTASSO which means to come under a certain order of protection.
Submission is referred to 41 times in Scripture. It involves three different areas:
With God
With Society
With other believers
There are four categories of submission
Scriptural References of Submission:
- 10. Christians submit to governing authorities ( Rom 13:11, 1 Peter 2:13)
- 11. Christians submit to the authority of Scripture (2 Tim 3:16)
God’s order for the family is:
Submission is not:
Why then the problem of submission for women?
Scripture: Gen 3:16
Eve took on responsibility that wasn’t hers, because Adam neglected his responsibility.