Looking Above ep. 31 - Ephesians 5:21-6:9 / Submission

Looking Above ep. 31 - Ephesians 5:21-6:9 / Submission

On this episode, Karen and Brooklyn discuss the biblical concept of submission as presented in Ephesians chapters 5 and 6 and discuss how this view of submission is far different than our society's take on the topic.

1. Without naming names, talk about a best friend of yours. What makes him/ her your best friend? Why do you love him/her?
2. What would you do for your best friend? (Would you give him/her a kidney?  Would you suffer for him/her?  Would you give your life for him/her?) Why?
3. Talk about Jesus' submission to God.  What did that look like in His life?  What did that look like in His death?
4. Submission is a hot-button topic. Why do people in our society hate the term 'submission' so much?
5. Ultimately, we submit to each other because we are submitted to God.  Based on these verses, what does submission to God look like for husbands, fathers and masters?
6. If husbands, fathers and masters lived according to this passage, how might that change wives' children's and slaves' perception of submission and desire to submit?
7. We are called to submit to each other.  What might that look like practically in your life?  
8. How does submission build unity?
9. Submission provides protection.  How?
10. Talk about the context in which this passage was written. How is Paul actually honoring and elevating wives, children and slaves in this passage?

The Takeaway: Submission brings freedom in our relationships as we honor and esteem each other.  God desires order in the body, and submission brings order.

Action Step: Pray about your attitude concerning submission.  Who is a godly person in your life to whom you could submit?