HOW ARE WE TO SUBMIT TO GOD? In all the New Testament incidences where the word submit occurs, the word is translated from the Greek word hupotasso. The hupo means under and the tasso means to arrange. This word and a root of it are also translated by the words subject and subjection. The words full meaning is to obey, put under, be subject to, submit oneself unto, put in subjection under or be under obedience or obedient to. The word was used as a military term meaning to arrange troop divisions in a military fashion under the command of a leader. This word is a wonderful definition of what it means to submit to God. It means to arrange oneself under the command of divine viewpoint rather than to live according to ones old way of life based on a human viewpoint. It is a process surrendering our own will to that of our Fathers. The Scripture has a great deal to say about being in submission to the higher powers. This has reference to the establishment principles that God has ordained in our worldthe government and the leaders, in whatever capacity, that God has placed in authority over us on this earth. Passages that teach this principle are Romans 13:1-7; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 2:13-14; and Titus 3:1. The principle is that being in obedience to the authority over us, whatever that authority is, will bring a temporal blessing in real time here and now and, for the believer, reward later. The highest authority is God, and He delegates authority to others; so, in order submit to God, we submit to the authority He has placed over us. You will notice that there are no caveats that distinguish between good or bad authority or even just or unjust authority. We are just to humble ourselves and obey as unto the Lord. We are also told to submit ourselves to God (James 4:7). In Ephesians we read the wife is to submit to her husband as unto the Lord and the husband is to love his wife (Ephesians 5:22-25). The Apostle Peter writes, Young men, in...
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:55:02 +0000
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