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What the Bible says about Under His Control
(From Forerunner Commentary)
In this verse, the phrase "subdue all things to Himself" adds more detail to this picture of oneness. "Subdue" (hupotasso) means "to place in order" or "to place under in an orderly fashion."This word describes someone neatly rearranging scattered, disorganized objects according to apattern.
In this context, the objects are not merely things, but people whose minds are in disorder, divided, confused, and not wholly subject to God as a result of their own actions. Before being subdued, they exercised their own free will, followed the deceptions of Satan, loved the world, and showed enmity toward God. Yet when Christ puts us in order, rearranges us, subdues us to bring us into oneness, He goes so far as to change our bodies to conform to the body of the One doing the subduing—God!
John W. Ritenbaugh
All in AllRelated Topics: Hupotasso | Subjected to | Subjection to | Submission | Submission to God | Submission to God's Will | Submitting | Under His Control
Hupotasso is here translated "subdue." The Revised English Bible and the Revised Standard Version translate this "subject to." The New International Version reads "under His control."
John W. Ritenbaugh
Submitting (Part 1)Related Topics: Hupotasso | Subjected to | Subjection to | Submission | Submission to God | Submission to God's Will | Submitting | Under His Control
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