![]() ![]() 13:7), servants are called to submit to masters ( 1 Pet. 6:1), church members are called to submit to elders ( Heb. ![]() 13:1), children are called to submit to parents ( Eph. The Bible is clear that everybody submits to somebody. Men and women are called to submit to the government ( Rom. In reality, Scripture has a more comprehensive view. 3:1) has been ground zero in the submission wars, both in our churches and the broader culture.īut letting these verses take center stage can give the mistaken impression that the Bible teaches that only women submit. ![]() The classic bumper sticker captures it well: “Question Authority.”Īnd if submission is already an unpopular concept, it only grows more unpopular in verses like Ephesians 5:22: “Wives submit to your husbands as unto the Lord.” Indeed, this passage (and its counterpart in 1 Pet. On the contrary, our world insists we should challenge and critique those over us. After all, our cultural moment is not one that values a posture of submission to authorities. Of all the words in the Bible, this may be one of the least popular. ![]()
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