Horizontal not vertical submission in Christian relationships - Eph 5.22-6.9

About this episode

The episode discusses the true meaning of submission in Christian relationships as presented in Ephesians 5:22-6:9, emphasizing unity rather than subordination.

“We and He are one!” That is Paul's message in this beautiful but misunderstood passage in Ephesians 5:22-6:9. The center of Paul's message is 5:32 yet people get off track looking for subordination of wives in the home. Here we focus on the patterns and implications of Paul's message in the Greek text of this famous passage.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bruce C. E. Fleming, Dr. Joy Fleming

Topics covered

• Christian relationships
• submission
• Ephesians
• Greek text
• Paul's message

Keywords

• submission
• Christian relationships
• Ephesians
• Paul
• Greek text

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ephesians 5:22-6:9

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