Dr. Rutland spoke to us Sunday about sacrifice, about the competition of giving in marriage. In the scripture above, Paul gives guidance to husbands and this guidance instructs husbands to give care to their wives in the same way they care for themselves, because of the example we have of...

Submission is often misunderstood in today’s world. Many equate it with weakness, control, or loss of identity. But in God’s design, submission is a beautiful act of love, service, and trust. Jesus Himself modeled perfect submission by yielding to the will of the Father, even to the point of laying...

Submission often carries negative connotations for modern Christians because of past abuses where it was used to justify domineering behavior. However, Jesus demonstrated submission by accepting his Father's will and the cross, showing that "submission" isn't inherently a bad word.In Ephesians 5:22-24, this concept is further explored, portraying the husband's...

We will never master the spiritual battles discussed in Ephesians 6 if we fail to master the love and submission discussed in Ephesians 5. We are often confused by mutual submission, because we are too quick to think about worldly submission, as in obeying the boss at work or the...

In the first sentence of today’s scripture Paul admonishes us to not be drunk with wine, for that leads to debauchery. In other words, that leads to not having self-control and indulging in things that are not beneficial. But instead Paul gives a prescription of living in the spirit that...