Ephesians 5:21-6:9
Other Verses Re: Submitting to One Another:
1 Peter 4:8
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Homework Discussion
What is your gut reaction, if any, to Paul’s words? Where does that reaction come from?
how does the qualifier of submitting out of reverence for Christ help you understand what Paul is telling us?
Can you think of the times in your life when it has been relatively easy to submit to another person? What were the circumstances or the characteristics of the person?
Definition and Synonyms (Submit)
accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.
Similar: give in; yield; give way; back down; cave in; bow; capitulate; relent; defer; agree; consent; accede; conform; acquiesce; comply; accept; surrender; lay down one’s arms; raise/show/wave the white flag; knuckle under; humble oneself; bend the knee; kowtow; fall; throw in the towel; be governed by; abide by; be regulated by; comply with; observe; heed; tolerate; endure; brook; put up with; stomach; adhere to; be subject to; agree to; consent to; conform to; keep in step; play by the rules; play it by the book; take it lying down; lump it; wear; suffer
Opposite: defy; resist
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