By: Oronde Bolden
Check out the definition of submit (submission)-
- to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- to subject to some kind of treatment or influence.
We make such a big deal about “submission” when submission is really the character of Christ. He laid down His life for us! In Ephesians 5:25 scripture says “husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.” Also in verse 22, Paul says “wives submit to your own husbands, AS TO THE LORD.”
So think about that.. submission is a great thing to do! This whole chapter talks about the character of Jesus Christ and encourages us to be imitators of Him. So our submission to one another is just another form of selfless living just as Christ. My bible’s footnotes says this, “submission is a person’s yielding his or her own rights and losing SELF FOR ANOTHER.” This whole thing explains how Christ was when He was physically here in the flesh. He submitted first and foremost to the Father and then He submitted to us. Most of the time, submission is looked at as a negative word meaning for someone to have control over you, when in all actuality that is not the case. Christ submitted Himself to us by being selfless and laying down His life to bring us back to the Father. The true definition of selflessness! Why wouldn’t we want to pattern our lives after His example?
Scripture Reference(s)
Ephesians 5
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