Colossians
3:18-4:1Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Christ in
Your Home
18 Wives, be submissive to your
husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so they won’t become discouraged.
22 Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.
23 Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically,[a] as something done for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong he has done, and there is no favoritism.
4 Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you too have a Master in heaven.
19 Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so they won’t become discouraged.
22 Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.
23 Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically,[a] as something done for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong he has done, and there is no favoritism.
4 Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you too have a Master in heaven.
Questions:
1. What does it mean
for a wife to be submissive to her husband?
A.
Being submissive doesn’t mean to follow orders/commands. It means
to follow Christ in being the best helper for your husband. It means to allow your husband to lead the
family. I means you will be a wife that
builds up her husband to be the best Christian he can be.
2. What does it mean
for a husband to love his wife?
A.
It means to sacrificially serve her needs so that she can be the
best wife Christ has made her to be. It
means to love her unconditionally. It
means to build her up to be the best Christian God has made her to be.
3. Why does obeying
your parents please the Lord?
A.
God loves it when we love and respect our elders. If we can love our elders we will be more
likely to love our Ruler, Christ.
4. What does it look
like to exasperate your children?
A.
It might look like you are nagging your kids, over working them,
or continuously correcting their every move.
These are good things to help your kids learn, but too much can make
them resent you or stray from you.
5. Why should you
work whole heartedly even when no one is looking?
A.
Because it’s the right thing to do and God is always watching.
6. Why should you do
everything enthusiastically?
A. Because you
should act like you are doing it for the Lord.
