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FAMILY:. CHALLENGING MY PERSPECTIVE COLOSSIANS 3:18-4:1.

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  1. FAMILY: CHALLENGING MY PERSPECTIVE COLOSSIANS 3:18-4:1

  2. 18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. 20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. 22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favour, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favouritism. 4:1Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven. Colossians 3:18-4:1

  3. Q ‘Is there a relationship in your family for which God wants to give you a new perspective?’

  4. 3 pairs of actions for families • Husbands and wives • Children and fathers • Slaves and masters • v18,19 • v20,21 • v22-4:1

  5. Does it say? • Husbands, you rule • Wives do whatever your husband says • Children do everything your parents say regardless of right or wrong • Slavery is fine

  6. 18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. 20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. 22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favour, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favouritism. 4:1Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven. Colossians 3:18-4:1

  7. Good perspective… 1) Christological (To look for Jesus in every verse, idea, challenge…) V18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 4:1 2) Eschatological (To look to the future return of Jesus and the establishing of a new heaven and earth) V24, v25 3) Visional (To look for what God wants to do / change / begin…) V18+19, 20+21, 22-25+4:1

  8. Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Col 3:18,19

  9. 4 truths about submission: 1) Submission doesn’t cancel out equality - Col 1:15 2) We’re all called to submit - Eph 5:21 3) Submission doesn’t mean doing everything we’re asked to do – Acts 4 4) Submission can’t be imposed – it’s a choice: ‘Hypotasso’ – voluntary submission

  10. Key Q: What are we submitting to? A: LOVE ‘Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.’ v19 Key Q: What kind of love? A: A JESUS KIND OF LOVE ‘Husbands love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her’ Eph 5:25

  11. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. Col 3:20,21

  12. ‘Obey’:to listen under, implying a bending down to communicate clearly with kindness

  13. Photo – Me & dad • ‘Ways to avoid embittering your children’ • Don’t insult thema • ii) Don’t ignore them • iii) Don’t indulge them

  14. Q ‘Is there a relationship in your family for which God wants to give you a new perspective?’

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