Our Submission To God James 4:7-10 Submission is defined as compliance, giving in, humbleness, humility, meekness, obedience, submitting, surrender. Submission and sin are almost the exact opposite of the other. Salvation is the solution to man’s sin. When we are born again by faith in Christ, it is a submission to God, to the authority of His Word, and to Christ as His means of salvation. As man’s refusal to submit to God brought about the fall of man, so man’s submission to God brings about salvation. Submission is at the core of man’s relationship with God. In the Garden of Eden, man was to submit to God, trusting in His Word and keeping His commandment. Adam and Eve’s sin was a revolt against God, a refusal to submit to Him. Jesus represented the sin of Israel’s religious leaders as the sin of “insubmission. They continually challenged Jesus to prove His authority. They refused to submit to Him, mocking His authority at the foot of His cross. I come by this morning to remind someone that we should submit first to God and then to others because we know God is sovereign, He is in control, and He will fulfill all of His purposes and promises. Submission is also at the heart of discipleship. Jesus called men not only to believe in Him but to follow Him. Submission is therefore one of the prominent themes in the epistles. We must by God’s grace, practice true submission from the heart to His glory. Be blessed and I love you!!! JE
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:05:52 +0000
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