Excellent summary Chris, as you said "Submission to Christ isn’t about losing control; it’s about gaining freedom."
We need to understand the truth of God
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32)
God's words are truth and freedom, we submit to God by obeying this commandments and statutes and laws which are there to light our path and guide our ways.
This was a word that was needed in this season of my life. Thank you for summarizing it so well and for giving a pathway to actually work on this. I admit, submission is one of those disciplines I struggle with and I feel so guilty when I don’t submit the way I think I should be. Your words have given me the encouragement I needed today. Thank you.
Hi Michelle! I’m so glad that this article was a blessing to you.
Submission is so powerful - In a sermon on Sunday, I remember saying, “Submission is a four-letter word for most of us. However, submission to godly leadership is a beautiful thing.”
Chris, the organic meaning of “sub-mission” is an individual who is on a mission by making use of surrender to a higher power through gentleness that overpowers human dominance.
You cannot strategise your way to submission. You are either in Christ or you are not. Being in Christ is living from submission, not for submission. If you have to think about it, you are not submitted. All of the Apostles lived from submission. Satan will do everything in his limited power to prevent submission, but we are in Christ, already victors. Just live it out.
Hi Helen! The image was chosen simply to represent a posture of prayer and submission to God, which applies to both men and women.
The article itself is about all believers—regardless of gender—submitting to our Heavenly Father. The focus is on spiritual submission to God, not societal ideas of gender roles or dominance.
Strong women of faith know that submission to God brings freedom and growth, and when understood correctly, it produces lasting fruit in our lives.
Interesting read. Helpful to be reminded that submission is about giving up control.
One question, was the picture of a woman intentional?
I may have chosen to put a picture of a man submitting as a way of making a theological point. We men are meant to submit just as our sisters are.
Hi Greg. Thanks for reading. No hidden agenda with the picture. It was to show someone praying.
Excellent summary Chris, as you said "Submission to Christ isn’t about losing control; it’s about gaining freedom."
We need to understand the truth of God
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32)
God's words are truth and freedom, we submit to God by obeying this commandments and statutes and laws which are there to light our path and guide our ways.
Really good
You know in psalms 23 it says, “he makes me lay down…” I’m finding that lately my submission is found in his “making me lay down.”
I don’t need to know every detail of his plan. I’m very small in something very great.
This was a word that was needed in this season of my life. Thank you for summarizing it so well and for giving a pathway to actually work on this. I admit, submission is one of those disciplines I struggle with and I feel so guilty when I don’t submit the way I think I should be. Your words have given me the encouragement I needed today. Thank you.
Hi Michelle! I’m so glad that this article was a blessing to you.
Submission is so powerful - In a sermon on Sunday, I remember saying, “Submission is a four-letter word for most of us. However, submission to godly leadership is a beautiful thing.”
Chris, the organic meaning of “sub-mission” is an individual who is on a mission by making use of surrender to a higher power through gentleness that overpowers human dominance.
You cannot strategise your way to submission. You are either in Christ or you are not. Being in Christ is living from submission, not for submission. If you have to think about it, you are not submitted. All of the Apostles lived from submission. Satan will do everything in his limited power to prevent submission, but we are in Christ, already victors. Just live it out.
Great writing. God knows alot more than we do!
Hi Helen! The image was chosen simply to represent a posture of prayer and submission to God, which applies to both men and women.
The article itself is about all believers—regardless of gender—submitting to our Heavenly Father. The focus is on spiritual submission to God, not societal ideas of gender roles or dominance.
Strong women of faith know that submission to God brings freedom and growth, and when understood correctly, it produces lasting fruit in our lives.