Q35. Submission

[Pastor Ralph]

Q35. (Titus 3:1-2; Colossians 3:23-25). How is appropriate submission related to humility? Why does opposing church leaders so often exhibit pride? When you have to submit to a harsh person, how can you look at it in a way that is spiritual? How can we submit voluntarily in our hearts without being slavishly servile?

[Brother Clifford wilson]

Q35 Being humble means to submit oneself to others.  Humbling, being humble to others of higher or lower stature applies the same, status doesn't matter.  The humbling experience is a reward of itself.  To be humble separates one from others in this world.  Humbleness is in short supply.  The reward is teaching others how to become humble.  As your gift of humility submits itself it leaves others sensing your kindness and gentle demeanor.  Humility seeks no reward, seeks no words of kindness, it only seeks to be a gift to others.  Hopefully contagious.  He who prides, let him pride in the Lord, we are called to live in the spirit.  A spirit filled man seeks to separate himself from worldly complaining and stressing. We cannot become overly servile, we are sent by God into situations where servility is required.  Be filled with the spirit in all that you do.

[Jewells]

Q35. (Titus 3:1-2; Colossians 3:23-25). How is appropriate submission related to humility? Why does opposing church leaders so often exhibit pride? When you have to submit to a harsh person, how can you look at it in a way that is spiritual? How can we submit voluntarily in our hearts without being slavishly servile?

The Lord commands us to submit one to another.  He said the greatest among you will be the servant of all.  Jesus was our example of servanthood.  We must humble ourselves and submit one to another.  The Lord is the one who is in charge.  He places the leaders among us or that is what is suppose to be happening.  The leaders submit to God and the church submits to the leadership and direction God is giving the church.  We all submit and to do this we must stay in the place of humility.  The Lord says that whatever we do we must do it as unto the Lord.  So those being directed can do it unto the Lord, and the Lord is the one who will repay.  That way if the leadership is harsh, or neglectful or someway out of order, we know in the end the Lord will make it right if we stay in the right attitude and serve as unto the Lord.  Being humble in heart does not mean to slavishly cower before man.  Since God honors all men and is not partial, as we humble in our hearts we have dignity before God.  As long as we make God our priority and glorifying him our priority the attitudes of the others should not taint us.  We can ask God for protection.  

[Clelie]

Appropriate submission is obedience,respect and ready to do whatever is right.

opposing church leaders shows that we are more capable or knowledgeable than them ,which is pride and judgementalism. 
 

impatience and outburst is lack of self control which is a fruit of the Spirit.

Forebearance comes through situations God allow us to be patient waiting on Him for answered prayers.

 

when two people get married they both come with their own  upbringings which may differ from each other .They both have to make room to understand each other and to accept each other for their own good,peace  and harmony.

 

 

[Nicolaas A.P. Mostert]

Q35. (Titus 3:1-2; Colossians 3:23-25).

How is appropriate submission related to humility?

It shows that you accept with a sincere heart the authority over you. 

Why does opposing church leaders so often exhibit pride?

They don't have self-control and mostly feel inferior.

When you have to submit to a harsh person, how can you look at it in a way that is spiritual?

The harsh person is there to from you self-control and keep you on your knees asking GOD for guidance.

How can we submit voluntarily in our hearts without being slavishly servile?

This is difficult specially if the authority is UNGODLY, but the WORD say submit so shall it be.