In the last part of Colossians 3, Paul gives instructions regarding our relationships with others – particularly our family members, our employees, and our employers. Over the years there has been a great deal of misunderstanding about this passage – so much so that preachers often simply skip over it to avoid controversy. However, it is really quite simple to understand these instructions. They reflect God’s sovereign design for human society. Jesus is head of all. If men, women, and children simply submit ourselves under His authority and let all our words and actions reflect His lordship over them, the divinely ordained order for our human relationships falls right into line.

New You – Better Life
September 14, 2025
Speaker - Brian Hopkins
Message Type - Sermon
Series - Jesus Our All in All
Book(s) - Colossians
Occasion - Sunday Worship
Topic(s) - children obey parents, do all as to the LORD, husbands love wives, wives submit to husbands
Colossians 3:17-4:1, 1 Timothy 2:13, 1 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Colossians 2:9-10, Romans 12:2
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