The Footsteps of Jesus
At the end of 1 Peter 2 we read and we learned that we who
are called of God to be followers of Christ Jesus are to follow in the footsteps
of Jesus Christ in how He lived. And the first thing mentioned is that He
committed no sin. Then we recognized that all of us humans are born into this
world with sin natures in the image of Adam, so all of us have sinned except
for Jesus. For He was conceived of the Holy Spirit to a virgin woman. Since He
was not born of man, He was not born with a sin nature, and He did not sin.
A summary of what this taught us is that sin is not to be
what we practice, by habit. We are now to live free from the control of sin.
And we are not to be those who speak lies. And we are not to retaliate against
or threaten those who sin against us. But by faith in Jesus Christ we are to
die to sin and to live to righteousness in obedience to our Lord. And Jesus is
our example in how we are to live and in how we should respond to life situations
and to things others do to us or say about us, etc. And Jesus never obeyed sin.
Submission of Wives to Husbands
1 Peter 3:1-2 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
“1Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives 2when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.”
In what way are married women to submit themselves to their
husbands? In the same way in which Jesus submitted to God the Father and to
those in positions of authority over Him. He committed no sin, and no deceit
was found in His mouth. And He had a pure and reverent demeanor. So He did not
submit to sin nor did He do anything against the will of God the Father. So He
often had to say “No!” to those in positions of authority over Him because they
were trying to trick Him into sinning and into disobeying God.
So, in the same way in which Jesus submitted to those in
authority over Him us wives are to submit ourselves to our husbands. We are to
remain pure in heart, mind, and body. We are not to sin against God in any way.
So we do not submit to the things God disapproves of and that He speaks against
and that He instructs us must not be a part of our lives now that our trust is
in Him to be Lord and Master of our lives. So we do not have relations with
husbands who are living as prostitutes, for the marriage bed must be pure.
Now there are women who are married to men who are narcissistic
in character and in behaviors and in how they treat their wives. They are
habitual liars, deceivers, manipulators, and con artists. They are self-serving
egomaniacs and chameleons who are lacking in compassion, sympathy, and caring, who
are abusers and users who use gaslighting as a means to strike fear in their
wives to gain control over them. And they will persuade their wives that they
must obey them even in joining in with them in sinful acts.
But we are to follow the example of Jesus, and He did not
obey the authorities over Him if what they required of Him was against the will
and purpose of God and if it was sinful. And as wives with husbands, we are to
win our husbands over to faith in Jesus Christ by our pure and reverent
demeanor, not by us willingly submitting to our husbands in doing what is
sinful just because our husbands might be those who use gaslighting and
manipulating to try to convince their wives that they have to obey sin.
Yes, submit to your husbands in the same way in which you
submit to Christ which is to do what is godly and pleasing to God, and that
which is morally pure and upright, and to refuse to give in to the temptation
to sin against God. For if your husbands are able to manipulate you into giving
into sin with the threat that you are sinning against God if you do not submit
to them, then remember that we are to submit to our husbands like we submit to
Christ, which is to NOT submit to sin but to what is righteous and pure.
[Genesis 2:24; Matthew 5:27-30; Matthew 15:17-20; Matthew
19:4-9; Mark 7:20-23; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 13:8-10;
1 Corinthians 5:1-2,9-13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,13-20; Galatians 5:13-24;
Ephesians 5:1-33; Colossians 3:18-19; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; Hebrews 13:4; James 4:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7; 2 Peter 2:13-19]
Do Not Submit to Sin
An Original Work / October 29,
2026
Christ’s Free
Servant, Sue J Love
In Keeping Them
Based off Psalm 111:10; Psalm 19:7-11
An Original Work /
June 3, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Stand in awe of your
Lord. Harken to His teachings.
Follow where He
leads you. Live for Him today.
Through Him you gain
wisdom; knowledge; understanding.
To my Lord belongs
all worship and my praise.
Perfect is the Word,
refreshing souls in His love.
His commands are
faithful, guiding us each day.
Joy comes to the
heart of those who love His teachings;
Follow His
instructions. He will light their way.
Abide in the Lord,
and obey His commandments.
His Word is more
precious than all of our gold.
By His Word He warns
us, comforts, and implores us.
When we follow His
Word, there is great reward.
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