Colossians 3:18-4:1

Spirit Led Relationships

Book store shelves are stuffed with ?how-to manuals? for all sorts of things, like car repair, computer programming, and even how to have a successful marriage, and a successful family life. The book of Colossians is God's "how-to" to understand who we are in Christ, to know who Christ is, and to apply what we have learned as new creatures in Christ. This segment looks at relationships and "how-to" be free and honorable as God intended in husband-wife, and parent-child relationships and as workmen.

  1. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
  2. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
  3. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
  4. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
  5. Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
  6. And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
  7. Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
  8. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
  1. Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.