In the verses that come before this passage, we learn that we are to submit to each other, that a wife is to submit to her own husband. With all this submitting going on, we find out today that the buck stops here, with the husband. The husband is the fall guy who has to take responsibility before Jesus.
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A Woman’s Place. Ephesians 5:22
This verse is not a popular idea among those who are in the civil rights for women movement. On the surface it seems to place women in a lesser value than men, but if you think that way, you’re not reading it in context.
Get More by Giving Away. Ephesians 5:21
Time for an unpopular idea, submitting. As United States citezens, we have come to love our rights of free speech. Basically we are proud of the fact that we can do what we want, and nobody can tell us what to do. We don’t have to submit to anybody. To carry that ideal to its extreme makes for a lonely existence and a poorer quality of life. At some point we need others
Authority: God or Men. Galatians 1:1-3.
I hope the passage I included isn’t too difficult to understand. Please read it in your favorite Bible version. Let’s look at this introduction to the book of Galatians. It
is a summary of where the authority of a Christian comes from.
Man: Image of God. Genesis 1:26
Genesis 1:26 God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Often I have examined… Continue reading Man: Image of God. Genesis 1:26
God: The Details are in the Spirit. Job 26:13
Job 26:13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent. Everybody who has ever picked up a Bible and turned to the opening pages has read the lines that says that God created the heavens and the earth. We also are told in the New Testament, “All things… Continue reading God: The Details are in the Spirit. Job 26:13
God: Jesus the Conquering King. Psalms 110:1-2
Psalms 110:1-2 110:1. The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” 110:2. The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! Time for some questions. Let’s start with the question ‘Who’. The people in… Continue reading God: Jesus the Conquering King. Psalms 110:1-2
God: Creator. Genesis 1:1
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (1) created the heavens and the earth. Such a simple verse, but one that volumes might be written about. Everything we know in our observable universe was created. Scientists continuously search for the beginning of, well everything. When and where did humans come from? How about dinosaurs? How about… Continue reading God: Creator. Genesis 1:1
Bible: From God Through Men. Exodus 24:4
Exodus 24:4 Moses wrote all the words of Yahweh, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. One way of doing Bible reading is to take a verse, sometimes just a few phrases, and read each word. Stop and process… Continue reading Bible: From God Through Men. Exodus 24:4
Turn from Sin. James 5:19-20.
James 5:19-20. 5:19. Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, 5:20. let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. Turn From Sin A good old religious word is ‘repent’,… Continue reading Turn from Sin. James 5:19-20.