This comes in God's final lesson for younger women in the church, which is a lifestyle and attitude of Biblical submission. That is our lesson to learn in Titus 2:5.
As we saw last time, both the NIV and NASB render this word correctly, as it is translated everywhere else it shows up in the New Testament:
Titus 2:5 to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be dishonored. NASB
God's Spirit led Paul to use a word (hupotassumenas) translated "be subject to" which means that a grace-energized woman accepts the relationship of marriage that God has designed, and willingly subjects herself to God's order for her marriage.
But why is this grace-energized submission so important? Because Paul said when grace-energized submission or any of the other six elements of Titus 2:4-5 are lacking God is not glorified and His Word is discredited.
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Pastor John Barnett has been devouring the Word of God for over 30 years. John, now the teaching pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan has served congregations in Oklahoma, New England, Georgia and California. He also served on the Faculty of the Master's College...
