Authority - The Good Fight of Faith: Part Five Ephesians 5:21-6:9
Controversy - Submission, Subjection, Obedience – Wives & Children & In context: Masters & Slaves - Today: Management & Labor
1 Corinthians 14:33 (ESV) …God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints…
Good Order – Military Analogy: I hate following orders • Harmony – achieved only when each instrumentalist hits the right note at the right time • Machine – functions only when all the gears work in synchronization • System – functions when every input and output is in right proportions
Organizational Theory • Authority – the power to act • Responsibility – the duty to act • Accountability – actions are measured to a standard
Submission & Subjection • Definitions o Submit – to present for consideration or judgment – seek wise counsel o Subject – conditional, or dependent upon – be constrained • More about ATTITUDE than ACTIONS o BE submissive – Humility & Grace o BE subject to – Honor & Respect Proverbs 20:18 (ESV) Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.
Command Intent: What will the battlefield look like at the end of the battle? Enemy & friendly.
General Principles
1. Submit to each other. James 4:1–10; 1 Pet 5:1–11 2. Love one another, as Christ loves. John 15:12–17 3. Respect all people. 1 Pet 2:13–17; Heb 13:1–18; Rom 12:18 4. Leaders serve. Mark 10:35–44; 5. We will give an account to God for how we treat others. Rom 14:12; Mat 12:36; Heb 4:11–13; James 2:8–13
Parallel Texts: 1 Pet 2:13–3:7; Col 3:12–4:1; Rom 12:9–13:7
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