ColossiansBy the Book II

Lesson 21

A. SubmitThe words submit and obey start

from the same Greek root which means "under."

It is for the wife to agree to follow the order that God established.

B. FitThe wife ought to voluntarily

place herself under her husband's leadership because that is the place God made her to fit.

I. WIVES

A. Love•Strong's Concordance says it means to love much or to love in the moral sense.•John Gill says it means to honor her and•Thayer's Dictionary says it means to be pleased or content with her

To love your wife is to sacrifice yourself for her.

II. HUSBANDS

B. BitterHe isn't supposed to treat her bitterly or sharply.•His actions•His speech•His mannersToward his wife ought to be tender rather than prickly and mean spirited.

II. HUSBANDS

A. ObeyObey means to "hear under" – to listen carefully and do

B. All thingsOne of the most important things a parent can teach his or her children is to listen carefully and obey those instructions.

III. CHILDREN

A. ProvokeThe word provoke means to drive them to anger.

…we ought to do all of that with:•Patience•Persistence and •Plenty of loving support

IV. FATHERS

B. DiscouragedYour child comes to the place where they give up ever feeling like they can please their father.

IV. FATHERS

Focus

Faith

Future

V. SERVANTS

A. You too have a masterThere is no such thing as a man so high in rank as having no one above him.

VI. MASTERS