All of us are born with Adamic Nature
Somehow within the first ten words a child says, he or she will suddenly start saying the word "mine." Which parents teach their kids this? No one, yet somehow every child knows. This is natural. It's human nature.
Paul says we should recognize our natural selfish nature.
Don't feed it --> Reckon it dead --> Adopt the nature of Christ
Current Lessons in Love
Even men who do not attend church or consider themselves Christian, somehow all know the part of the Bible that goes "Wives, submit to your husbands." In the last few generations everyone teaching about love in the marital relationship starts at Ephesians 5:22. Wives submit to your husband. Husbands love your wife.
The speaker thinks the lessons should start the verse before.
Ephesians 5:21
(Two versions of the same verse)
Submit to one another out of obedience to God. (NIV)
Submitting yourselves to one another out of fear of God. (KJV)
Definition of Submissive
Arrange yourself under
Prioritize that person you are submissive to
"Submission" is not really a word that is glorified in our culture, submissive is not something people tend to put on their resumes, but it is a beautiful thing. We have marriage relationships with the potential for God's design to be fulfilled and for both parties to be joyful, but it requires submission.
Lesson: See your spouse as more important than yourself.
When we suppress SELFISHNESS --SELFLESSNESS rises to the top.
Prioritize the other person.
Next time: Does it take two to dance?
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