On July 18th, our pastor continued working through the book of Colossians and spoke on the passage on Christian families and how they are to operate. You could write books (and many have been written) on each verse in this passage.
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.
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.
(Colossians 3:18-21, New King James Version)
One statement he made, that I agree with, but I am confused by, is “Submit and obey are not the same thing.” Unfortunately he did not go on to explain this statement and I have not had the opportunity to really discuss this concept with my husband.
I agree that submit and obey are not the same. What I don’t understand is how can you have one without the other? I guess you can obey out of a sense of duty and not really with a submissive attitude. However, can you be submissive without being obedient?
So how does the dictionary define submit: to yield oneself to the power or authority of another. As you can see at dictionary.com a synonym of submit is obey. So what does obey mean: to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of.
So, can you be submissive without being obedient? I don’t know that we can.
18 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
(Colossians 3:18, New King James Version)
What are your thoughts? Comments?
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