“We are not basically nice people who need only to clean up our act a little bit; rather, we are rebels who need to lay down our arms.” —C. S. Lewis

God’s Idea of Submission:
1. God’s children

hold themselves to a higher code of conduct than what the

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around them expects of itself. (Ephesians 4:17-5:20)
2. God’s children

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all their relationships through the practice of mutual

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to Christ. (Ephesians 5:21-6:9)

God’s Idea of Marriage:
1.

on the premise of mutual

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to Christ. (Ephesians 5:21)
2.

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on Jesus’

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for the church. (Ephesians 5:25)
3.

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in the

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. (Ephesians 5:31)
4. The basis of

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our

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to God. (Ephesians 5:32)

Questions for Reflection
• When you consider your code of conduct, what governs it? Is it driven by the behavior of those around you or by a Biblical standard?
• Why do you think it matters how God’s children live in the world? Does it make a difference if we willingly obligate ourselves to a higher standard?
• How do you understand the idea of “mutual submission to Christ”? Do you have a hang-up with the word “submit”? If so, why do you think that is?
• What governs your idea of marriage? Why do you think God wants us to view marriage as between one man and one woman?