To "submit" means for someone to choose to obey another person or government even if they do not agree with the government or other person. A person who submits is giving permission to the government or another person to rule them in some way. The Bible tells Christians that in the same way Jesus submitted to God the Father, Christians need to submit to Jesus and God the Father (see: Ephesians 5:24; Hebrews 12:9; James 4:7; see also Proverbs 3:6).
The Bible says that Christians need to submit to certain leaders (see: Romans 13:1, 5; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 2:13, 18; 5:5). It also says Christians are to submit to one another. They do this by obeying one another when they need to be corrected. They also do this by caring for others instead of themselves (see: 1 Corinthians 16:15-16; Ephesians 5:21, 22, 24; James 3:16-18).
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