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Sermon notes Pastor Kobe Orr

18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Col 3:18

Wives submit to your husbands, as it is fitting in the Lord because God’s design is for your good. Do I actually believe the Word of God is true? Do I believe what God says is good. Wives submit to your husband. Submit- subjecting oneself willingly. Biblical submission-willingly placing oneself under God given authority as an act of worship to God. This does not mean you tolerate unrepentant sin or any form of abuse. And it is not a call to silence. Husbands do not force your wife to submit. Do not abuse God’s given authority.

As is fitting in the Lord. Submission is ultimately to God. An act of worship and obedience to God. It is a part of God’s design. We are all called to submit together. Submitting to someone does not make you inferior. Submission might mean doing something you don’t want to do. Submission can have limitations as we obey God over men. If my wife is submitting to me then I better be submitting to God. God will hold us accountable!

God’s design for you is good. God wants the best things for His daughters. Sin has corrupted the marriage relationship. Gen 3:16 All our desires have been corrupted by sin. But the cycle can be broken. Submission in your marriage brings peace to your home. Submission strengthens godly leadership. Submission allows you to rest in God’s design. Submission frees you from carrying the weight you were not meant to carry.

APPLICATION:

Do I generally trust that God’s design for marriage is good? Do I trust God? Do I willing follow my spouse if I disagree? Do I constantly need to correct my spouse? Does the way I speak to my spouse strengthen them or tear them down? Be obedient and lead my wife! This is not a call to perfection but humility. The call is to trust my God. Love my wife as Christ loves the church!

In His Name