Ep 063 (S3E19) Roles Under Christ's Lordship - Colossians Pt 5

May I have a WORD with you?

References:

• Revisit Col 3:17 as an intro into this next section
• Col 3:18-4:1 - Relationships under the Lordship of Christ
  • Wives - ὑποτάσσω (hoop-ot-as'-so)
    • Lk 2:51 (Jesus to parents); Eph 5:21 (husbands and wives to each other); 1 Pet 2:13 (to all in authority over you)
  • Husbands - not bitter - πικραίνω (pik-rah'-ee-no)
    • James 3:11, 14
  • Children - ὑπακούω (hoop-ak-oo'-o)
    • Fathers, provoke not - ἐρεθίζω (er-eth-id'-zo) to broken spirits ἀθυμέω (ath-oo-meh'-o)
  • Bondservants - not with eyeservice - ὀφθαλμοδουλία (of-thal-mod-oo-li'-ah), but integrity
  • Masters - be just δίκαιος (dik'-ah-yos)
    • Phil 4:8
• Bookend 3:17 with 4:2
  • “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.”