CHRIST IN THE HOME AND WORKPLACE
Keywords 3:18-19
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is
fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
1. The fullness of Christ in our families
(18-21)
The fullness of Christ does not
stop at our front door. His wonderful grace and love are to shape all our
relationships, especially those among family members. Wives are to submit to
their husbands, honoring the Lord Jesus who submitted himself to the Father. In
turn, husbands are to love their wives with an agape love, laying down their
lives for them just as the Lord laid down his. Children are to obey their
parents in everything, setting the pattern that all of us are to follow as
children of God. Parents are to remember that children are a precious gift from
God and embrace them with the love and tenderness of Jesus.
2.
The fullness of Christ in our occupations (22-4:1)
Paul spoke of the relationship
between slaves and masters, but it applies to employees and employers as well.
God grants a wonderful dignity to even the lowest position, for all our labor
is for the Lord and he will see it and reward it. Those with people under their
charge must remember that the Lord is master of all and treat their workers
fairly.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, may your grace fill our
lives.
One Word Honor Christ in your relationships
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