Paul's household codes in Ephesians 5 have been some of the most misused and misunderstood verses in the entire Bible. We read Paul's words about submission and almost immediately react defensively because of the ways that these verses have been used to prop up male authority and patriarchal systems.

However, what if we've so misunderstood these verses that we inadvertently use them to prop up the very systems that Paul was seeking to dismantle? What if we've taken a command to submit to one another in love and have misused it as permission subjugate others, particularly women? What if the good news of the Gospel really is good news, and begins to undo the damage of inequality between men and women, freeing them to walk in the way of love as Christ has loved us?

But what if we've so misunderstood these verses that we inadvertently use them to prop up the very systems that Paul was seeking to dismantle. What if we've taken a command to submit to one another in love and have misused it as permission subjugate others, particularly women. What if the good news of the Gospel really is good news, and begins to undo the damage of inequality between men and women, freeing them to walk in the way of love as Christ has loved us.

Paul's household codes in Ephesians 5 have been some of the most misused and misunderstood verses in the entire Bible. We read Paul's words about submission and almost immediately react defensively because of the ways that these verses have been used to prop up male authority and patriarchal systems.

However, what if we've so misunderstood these verses that we inadvertently use them to prop up the very systems that Paul was seeking to dismantle? What if we've taken a command to submit to one another in love and have misused it as permission subjugate others, particularly women? What if the good news of the Gospel really is good news, and begins to undo the damage of inequality between men and women, freeing them to walk in the way of love as Christ has loved us?

But what if we've so misunderstood these verses that we inadvertently use them to prop up the very systems that Paul was seeking to dismantle. What if we've taken a command to submit to one another in love and have misused it as permission subjugate others, particularly women. What if the good news of the Gospel really is good news, and begins to undo the damage of inequality between men and women, freeing them to walk in the way of love as Christ has loved us.

Whether you are in the middle of raising your own children, your children are grown, or you are an influence in children's lives, all of us who are in the family of God are called to raise and reach the next generation.

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Whether you are in the middle of raising your own children, your children are grown, or you are an influence in children's lives, all of us who are in the family of God are called to raise and reach the next generation.

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Whether you are in the middle of raising your own children, your children are grown, or you are an influence in children's lives, all of us who are in the family of God are called to raise and reach the next generation.

God the Father adopts you as a son and daughter. He puts love in your heart and this love enables us to move toward others all around us with love.

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God the Father adopts you as a son and daughter. He puts love in your heart and this love enables us to move toward others all around us with love.

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