LIVING UNDER LIVING UNDER AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

Ephesians 6:1-4Ephesians 6:1-4

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” — is right. “Honor your father and mother” — which is the first commandment with a which is the first commandment with a promise — “that it may go well with you and promise — “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not exasperate your children; Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:5-8Ephesians 6:5-8

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.whether he is slave or free.

Ephesians 6:9Ephesians 6:9

And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

Hebrews 13:7Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. way of life and imitate their faith.

I Peter 2:13-14I Peter 2:13-14

Submit yourselvesSubmit yourselves for the Lord’s sake for the Lord’s sake to every to every authority instituted among menauthority instituted among men: whether to : whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.who do right.

I Peter 2:13-14I Peter 2:13-14

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.who do right.

James 4:7James 4:7

Submit yourselvesSubmit yourselves, then, , then, to Godto God. Resist the . Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.devil, and he will flee from you.

What are some examples ofWhat are some examples of

God given authority?God given authority?

I. In Family Relationships.I. In Family Relationships.Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for

this is right. “Honor your father and mother” this is right. “Honor your father and mother” — which is the first commandment with a — which is the first commandment with a promise — “that it may go well with you and promise — “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not exasperate your children; Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. - v1-4instruction of the Lord. - v1-4

A. How are children to relate to their A. How are children to relate to their parents?parents?

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

Children, Children, obeyobey your parents in the Lord, for your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and this is right. “Honor your father and mother” — which is the first commandment mother” — which is the first commandment with a promise — “that it may go well with with a promise — “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” - v1-3earth.” - v1-3

1. 1. ObeyObey ( (ὑπακούωὑπακούω) = listen or ) = listen or attend to.attend to.

Colossians 3:20 - Children, Colossians 3:20 - Children, obey your parents obey your parents in everythingin everything, for this pleases the Lord., for this pleases the Lord.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “this is right. “HonorHonor your father and your father and mother” — which is the first commandment mother” — which is the first commandment with a promise — “that it may go well with with a promise — “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” - v1-3earth.” - v1-3

2. 2. HonorHonor ( (τιμάωτιμάω) = to fix value, ) = to fix value, set a price.set a price.

Exodus 20:12 - Honor your father & your Exodus 20:12 - Honor your father & your mother, so that you may live long in the mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.land the LORD your God is giving you.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

B. How are parents to relate to their B. How are parents to relate to their children?children?

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

B. How are parents to relate to their B. How are parents to relate to their children?children?

1. They are to 1. They are to exerciseexercise authorityauthority..I Timothy 3:4 - He must manage his own family I Timothy 3:4 - He must manage his own family

well and see that his children obey him with well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.proper respect.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

B. How are parents to relate to their B. How are parents to relate to their children?children?

2. How is authority demon-2. How is authority demon-strated?strated?

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. - v4instruction of the Lord. - v4

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

B. How are parents to relate to their B. How are parents to relate to their children?children?

2. How is authority demon-2. How is authority demon-strated?strated?

Fathers, Fathers, do not exasperatedo not exasperate your children; instead, your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. - v4of the Lord. - v4

a. a. ExasperateExasperate ( (παροργίζωπαροργίζω) ) = = provoke to anger.provoke to anger.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

B. How are parents to relate to their B. How are parents to relate to their children?children?

2. How is authority demon-2. How is authority demon-strated?strated?

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them upbring them up in the training and instruction in the training and instruction of the Lord. - v4of the Lord. - v4

b. b. Bring them upBring them up ( (ἐκτρέφωἐκτρέφω) ) = = nourish, provide food for.nourish, provide food for.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

3. Ways to do injustice to your 3. Ways to do injustice to your children.children.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

3. Ways to do injustice to your 3. Ways to do injustice to your children.children.

a. Forget that culture a. Forget that culture changes changes from generation from generation to gene-to gene- ration.ration.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

3. Ways to do injustice to your 3. Ways to do injustice to your children.children.

b. Don’t trust them b. Don’t trust them increasingly increasingly as they get as they get older.older.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

3. Ways to do injustice to your 3. Ways to do injustice to your children.children.

b. Don’t trust them b. Don’t trust them increasingly increasingly as they get as they get older.older.

c. Don’t encourage them c. Don’t encourage them when when you honestly can.you honestly can.

I. In Family Relationships. I. In Family Relationships.

I. In Family Relationships I. In Family Relationships - v1-4- v1-4

II. In Employment Relationships II. In Employment Relationships - v5-9 - v5-9

A. Employers are to have authority A. Employers are to have authority over employees!over employees!

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

B. How are employees to relate to B. How are employees to relate to their employers?their employers?

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. - v5-8whether he is slave or free. - v5-8

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

1. The Basic Christian Principle 1. The Basic Christian Principle of Honest Labor.of Honest Labor.

Slaves, Slaves, obey your earthly mastersobey your earthly masters with respect with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as just as you would obey Christyou would obey Christ. - v5. - v5

a. a. ObeyObey your employer as to your employer as to the the Lord.Lord.

Romans 12:1 - Therefore, I urge you . . . Romans 12:1 - Therefore, I urge you . . . to offer to offer your bodies as living sacrificesyour bodies as living sacrifices, holy and , holy and pleasing to God . . .pleasing to God . . .

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

1. The Basic Christian Principle 1. The Basic Christian Principle of Honest Labor.of Honest Labor.

Obey themObey them not only to win their favor when not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heartdoing the will of God from your heart. - v6. - v6

b. Do a b. Do a qualityquality job. job.

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

1. The Basic Christian Principle 1. The Basic Christian Principle of Honest Labor.of Honest Labor.

Serve wholeheartedlyServe wholeheartedly, as if you were serving , as if you were serving the Lord, not men . . . - v7the Lord, not men . . . - v7

c. Serve c. Serve wholeheartedlywholeheartedly..

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

2. God will reward honesty & 2. God will reward honesty & integrity!integrity!

. . . because you know that . . . because you know that the Lord will rewardthe Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. - v8whether he is slave or free. - v8

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

And masters, treat your slaves in the same And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. - v9him. - v9

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

And masters, treat your slaves in the same And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. - v9him. - v9

1. Superiors & subordinates are 1. Superiors & subordinates are for this life only.for this life only.

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

And masters, treat your slaves in the same And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. way. Do not threaten themDo not threaten them, since you know , since you know that he who is both their Master and yours that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. - v9him. - v9

2. Do not threaten.2. Do not threaten.

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

And masters, treat your slaves in the same And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with there is no favoritism with himhim. - v9. - v9

3. Do not show favoritism.3. Do not show favoritism.

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

Exodus 20:10 - . . . Exodus 20:10 - . . . the seventh daythe seventh day is a is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you On it you shall not do any workshall not do any work, neither you, nor your , neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.alien within your gates.

4. Provide periods of rest.4. Provide periods of rest.

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

5. Pay wages promptly.5. Pay wages promptly.Leviticus 19:13 - Do not hold back the wages of Leviticus 19:13 - Do not hold back the wages of

a hired man overnight.a hired man overnight.

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

5. Pay wages promptly.5. Pay wages promptly.Leviticus 19:13 - Do not hold back the wages of Leviticus 19:13 - Do not hold back the wages of

a hired man overnight.a hired man overnight.

Jeremiah 22:13 - Woe to him who builds his Jeremiah 22:13 - Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, rooms by injustice, making his countrymen making his countrymen work for nothing, not paying them for their work for nothing, not paying them for their laborlabor..

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

5. Pay wages promptly.5. Pay wages promptly.Malachi 3:5 - So I will come near to you for Malachi 3:5 - So I will come near to you for

judgment. I will be quick to testify against judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against against those who defraud laborers of their wagesthose who defraud laborers of their wages, , who oppress the widows and the who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me,” says the LORD Almighty.do not fear me,” says the LORD Almighty.

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

5. Pay wages promptly.5. Pay wages promptly.Matthew 10:10 - . . . for the worker is worth his Matthew 10:10 - . . . for the worker is worth his

keep.keep.

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

C. How are employers to relate to C. How are employers to relate to their employees?their employees?

6. The employer must always 6. The employer must always remember that he has a Lord remember that he has a Lord too!too!

And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since Do not threaten them, since you know that he you know that he who is both their Master and yours who is both their Master and yours is in is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. - heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. - v9v9

II. In Employment Relationships.II. In Employment Relationships.

God is displeased with pride & God is displeased with pride & rebellion.rebellion.

Being humble & submissiveBeing humble & submissive

to proper authority isto proper authority is

God’s design for you!God’s design for you!