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Colossians 3:18-4:1
Stephen Caswell © 2001
Wife Coming Unglued
While browsing in a Christian bookstore one day, I discovered a shelf of reduced price items.
Among the gifts was a little figurine of a man and woman, their heads lovingly tilted toward one another.
/Happy 10th Anniversary/ read the inscription.
It appeared to be in perfect condition, yet its tag indicated damaged.
Examining it more closely, I found another tag underneath and chuckled -- /Wife is coming unglued./
Introduction
Today all kinds of relationships are coming unglued.
In this passage Paul shares the secret of having good relationships.
In* Colossians 3:12-17:* Paul says we should live as new creations in Jesus Christ.
God can empower us to live victoriously over sin.
The Lord does this through His Spirit and His Word.
As we submit to the Word and live in the Spirit we enjoy fellowship with God and victory over sin.
A good relationship with God will make an impact on all of our other relationships too.
This is what I want to look at tonight.
We will see what God requires of us in the home and the work place.
There's one common denominator in all these relationships, submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
There are three relationships we will look at tonight: */Husbands and Wives, Parents and Children, Masters and Servants./*
/Firstly,/ Husbands And Wives: Love And Submission
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Wives Be Submissive/
*Colossians 3:18:* /Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord./
The word/ *submit* /u&potassw/ /means/ *to place or arrange under, to be subject to, to render obedience.*
/We must not think of /submission/ as slavery or subjugation.
The word comes from the military vocabulary and simply means to arrange under rank.
The fact that one soldier is a private and another is a colonel does not mean that one man is necessarily /better/ than the other.
It only means that they have different ranks.
God has established authority in society for our own good.
Everyone can't be the boss.
Today, no one wants to submit to authority.
We are living in a very lawless society.
Even when people outwardly comply to authority, they are often rebellious on the inside.
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The Choice Of Submission
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/Why did Paul tell wives to submit to husbands when they were in submission already?/
The clue is in the grammar.
The verb */submit/* is in the middle voice.
Literally, it means */place yourself in submission/*.
Sit down on the inside as well as the outside.
You've been sitting down on the outside because you had no choice.
Now we give you this voluntary choice, this act of the will rather than this legal requirement.
Paul was after a heart attitude, a spirit of humility by choice, not coercion.
Wives who rebel against their husbands are in fact rebelling against God.
Paul corrected the Corinthians on this in *1 Corinthians 11:3:*/ But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God./
It's not a matter of equality, but a matter of men and women having different roles in the family, the Church and society.
Jesus Christ is equal with God yet submitted Himself to the Father, even though it meant death upon the cross.
This doesn't mean that a wife cannot express her opinion on something.
In fact, a wise husband will listen to his wife and value her ideas.
But it does mean that she must accept her husbands decision and support it.
The final responsibility for the home lies with the husband.
So Paul commands Christian wives to submit to their own husbands /as is fitting in the Lord./
God is pleased when wives submit to their husbands.
Love And Submission
A young lady walked into a fabric shop, went to the counter, and asked the owner for some noisy, rustling, white material.
The owner found two such bolts of fabric but was rather puzzled at the young ladies motives.
/Why would anyone want several yards of noisy material?/
Finally the owner's curiosity got the best of him and he asked the young lady why she particularly wanted noisy cloth.
She answered: You see, I am making a wedding gown, and my fiancé` is blind.
When I walk down the aisle, I want him to know when I've arrived at the altar, so he won't be embarrassed.
Such love the young woman had for her man.
She entered into this marriage with great respect for her husband.
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Husbands Be Loving/
*Colossians 3:19:* /Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them./
The husband has the responsibility of loving his wife; and the word for */love/* used here is ajgapaw/ /— the sacrificing, serving love that Christ shares with His church.
A marriage may begin with normal, human, romantic love, but it must grow deeper into the spiritual /agape/ love that comes only from God.
In the parallel passage from *Ephesians 5:* Paul made it clear that the husband must love his wife even as Christ loved the church.
Jesus Christ gave His all for the church!
He willingly died for us!
The measure of a man’s love for his wife is not seen only in gifts or words, but in acts of sacrifice and concern for her happiness and welfare.
/How can a husband express this love in a practical way?/
The King Imprisons A Family
A royal prince and his family was once captured by an enemy king.
When brought before the king, the prince was asked, /What will you give me if I release you?/
Half of my wealth was the princes reply.
/And what if I release your children?/ Everything I possess.
/And if I release your wife?/
Your majesty, for her I would give myself, said the prince.
The king was so moved by the prince's devotion to his family that he freed them all.
/As the they returned home the prince said to his wife, wasn't the king a handsome man?/
With a look of deep love for her husband she said to him, I didn't notice.
I couldn't take my eyes off the one who was willing to give himself for my sake.
/Firstly,/ A husband must make */sacrifices/* for his wife.
/Secondly,/ He must */satisfy/* her needs.
He must provide for his wife and family.
It is the husband's responsibility to work and provide for the family's needs.
God gave Adam the responsibility of tilling the ground to provide food for the family, not Eve.
*1 Timothy 5:8* says: /If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever./
Husbands are to provide for their families by working diligently.
I will add a word of caution here.
Husbands mustn't become so wrapped up in their work that they don't have time for their responsibilities at home.
/Thirdly,/ he must */sanctify/* his wife, he must keep her pure just for himself.
Peter says that husbands and wives must live together.
This speaks of sharing the joys and burdens of life together.
Marriage is not just living at the same address it is the sharing of life.
When a husband and wife are married they are no longer two people but one.
They share everything.
This speaks of intimacy and care.
Husbands must also provide a secure environment for their families.
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