Biblical Submission Ephesians 5:21

Submission Definition: To line up under

1.)    Submit to God – Proverbs 9:10, Romans 14:11

John 5:19

 Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.

James 4:7

Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

2.)    Children submit to parents – Ephesians 6:1-3, Luke 2:51,

 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise:  "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth."

3.)    Submit to government - Mark 12:17, Romans 13: 1-4

And Jesus answered and said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they marveled at Him.

4.)    Submit to workplace bosses – Ephesians 6: 5,6

Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;  not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

5.)    Submit to church leaders - Hebrews 13:17

Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

6.)    Men submit to Christ – 1 Corinthians 11:3

 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

7.)    Wives submit to husbands – Genesis 3:16, Ephesians 5:22,23

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 

8.)    Submit to one another – Ephesians 5:21, Philippians 2:2-4

Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.  Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.