Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 1
The speaker argues that submission is not only “being defrauded or unjustly wronged,” but also “submitting to authority”; how does that expanded definition change the way you read passages like Romans 8 (“does not submit to God”) and Galatians 5 (“do not submit again to a yoke of slavery”) without making Scripture contradict itself?
Another way to ask: If “submission” means both enduring unfair treatment and honoring authority, how does that help you read Romans 8 (“does not submit to God”) and Galatians 5 (“do not submit again to a yoke of slavery”) without making them clash?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
Based on the speaker’s teaching, “submission” isn’t a single flat idea; it’s about what (or who) you are yielding to. Romans 8 warns about refusing to submit to God, while Galatians 5 warns against submitting to a “yoke of slavery,” so the difference is the authority you’re under.
- He says people often think submission only means “being defrauded or unjustly wrong,” but he adds it also means “submitting to authority.”
- He reads: “the mind that is set in the flesh…does not submit to God” and treats that as rebellion against God’s authority.
- He also reads: “For freedom Christ has set us free…do not submit again to a yoke of slavery,” implying some “submission” is wrong because it enslaves rather than orders.
- He repeatedly frames the issue as submitting “to God” and “to the order that God has set up,” not to every demand that contradicts God.
- He links healthy authority/submission to “creation order,” suggesting Scripture isn’t contradicting itself but distinguishing right order from bondage.