Submit?

Submit:

1. Who? God Himself: the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit
   --How? by hearing & obeying the Word of God.
   --Why? Because we love and honor God and the Sacrifice He has made for Us.
   --When? All the time.   (Un-broken fellowship with God is the Goal.)
   --How often: Every day.

2. Who? The Family of God, The Church, the Body of Christ. (Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers)
   --How? By honoring and serving Godly Leadership. (Not being rebellious)
   --When? As often as you are able. Whenever free from worldly responsibilities.

3. Who? The Government of God. Local Authority. Serve, Honor, Obey.
   --How? By not breaking the laws of the land, designed to keep people safe.
   --When? Whenever your conscience does not tell you not to obey. Some disobedience is necessary in Service to Christ.

4. Who? The FAMILY: Father, Mother, Sister, Brother.
   --When? As long as you are under their authority, and your conscience doesn't check you.

5. Who? Your Spouse.
   --Why? Out of Respect for God, and for One Another.
   --When? As long as you live.

6. Who? Your Conscience.
   --When? All the time.

7. Who? The Police.
   --Why? An officer of the Law, is a representative, a Servant of God, for good and protection of his community.

8. Who? Your employer. In the Bible, it causes who believe servants. Servants to God, and servants to men. And it causes servants to submit to their masters.

Ephesians 6:5-12 (KJV) 5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,

Below is a 3 fold study on how to obey God.

Below is an example of How to Submit your Point of View, to another person who is actually being hostile and mocking you, and baiting you to get a rise out of you, but instead, they get the God Honest Truth from you, and you bring them to a place of understanding that they now have to weigh, in light of your humble, fair, and reasonable service to them ... 

Here is a simple list of  16 verses, containing the word :Submit.

1. Genesis 16:9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

2. 2 Samuel 22:45 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

3. 1 Chronicles 29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

4. Psalms 18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

5. Psalms 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

6. Psalms 68:30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

7. Psalms 81:15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

8. Romans 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

9. 1 Corinthians 16:16  That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.

10. Ephesians 5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

11. Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

12. Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

13. Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

14. James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

15. 1 Peter 2:13  Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

16. 1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.