"I find more and more that true humility consists in being submissive to those who are a little above or a little below us. Oh, when shall I come to rejoice in others' gifts and graces as much as in my own!"
George Whitefiled, from Sketches of the life and labours of the Rev George Whitefield (1850)
Mutual submission is more than a fuzzy notion; it makes sense.
Submission is simply "getting under (sub)" the "mission."
Submission isn't about coerced behaviors or forced compliance; it's about getting "under" the project or person you're engaging ... with your very best.
- When someone is good at something, I pay attention to them.
- When someone knows something, I listen to them.
- When someone has demonstrated skills I don't have, and they leverage those skills to advance a noble enterprise, I follow them.
Mike Sill is on our team at GCC. He's a technical engineer and it's easy for me to submit to him.
- He is good at things I'm not.
- He knows things I don't.
- He has a number of demonstrated skills I woefully lack.
Mike's gifts are great and his humility makes those gifts greater.
Ephesians 5:21 - Honor Christ by submitting to each other.
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