Quotes about Submission

The only freedom that man ever has is when he becomes a slave to Jesus Christ.

It is time for us to seek again the leadership of the Holy Spirit. Man's lordship has cost us too much.

There is something insincere about a man or woman who repeatedly tells God how much he or she loves Him while refusing to obey Him.

Men will allow God to be everywhere except on his Throne

Submitting to God requires us to deal with the sin in our lives. Sin

While being reviled, [Jesus] did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously (1 Peter 2:23).

The freedom of the man of God has nothing to do with autonomy and does not stand opposed to submission to God.

God is asking for that abandonment of man to Himself which says, "We pour all at Thy feet, and if Thou shouldst crown us, we would rejoice, but only that a crown was ours to cast at the feet of Christ." When men reach that point, greed has gone out of their service.

We can assume that when the Bible teaches submission, God knew full well that wives would have to watch their husbands fail and make mistakes. Thankfully, this verse also presents some boundaries. If you submit "out of reverence for Christ," you are never obligated — ever — to do anything that would offend Christ.

Start these conversations with questions that seek understanding, not with accusations that seek submission.

Paul urges us to pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17). This puts prayer on a far higher plane than mere intercession. It marks prayer as the heart of our devotion, the constant awareness of God's presence, our consistent submission to his will, and our frequent expressions of adoration and praise.

The church must not teach the submission of wives apart from the sacrificial love and servanthood required of husbands.