…but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ."  Ephesians 5:18b-21 The Text has five participles, modifiers that describe what happens when one is filled with the Holy Spirit.

…but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ."  Ephesians 5:18b-21

…but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ."  Ephesians 5:18b-21 Greek: hupotasso — a military term, which means "to arrange in order under."

"But He gives a greater grace "But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.""  Jas 4:6

God affirms the universal necessity and value of humility "But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.""  Jas 4:6 God affirms the universal necessity and value of humility

"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;"  Romans 12:10

"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;"  Romans 12:10 In Christ there is equality in value and worth, even as there is uniqueness in role and responsibility.

"However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God."  1Co 11:11-12

"However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God."  1Co 11:11-12 Neither sacrificial love nor genuine respect can come from a heart that is lifted up, proud, and unsubmitted to Christ.

"Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties."  Jude 1:8

“Egalitarians believe there are no gender distinctions and that since we are all one in Christ, women and men are interchangeable when it comes to functional roles in leadership and in the household.” “Complementarians believe in the essential equality of men and women as persons (i.e., as human beings created in God’s image), but hold to gender distinctions when it comes to functional roles in society, the church and the home.”

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."  Gal 3:28

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."  Gal 3:28

An abrogation of authority allows an abdication of responsibility. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."  Gal 3:28 An abrogation of authority allows an abdication of responsibility.

An abrogation of authority allows an abdication of responsibility. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."  Gal 3:28 An abrogation of authority allows an abdication of responsibility. An affirmation of authority encourages an acceptance of responsibility.

“We have to be very careful not to overstate this biblical teaching on authority. It does not mean that the authority of husbands, parents and masters is unlimited, or that wives, children and workers are required to give unconditional obedience, No, the submission required is to God’s authority delegated to human beings. If, therefore, they misuse their God-given authority (e.g. by commanding what God forbids or forbidding what God commands), then our duty is no longer conscientiously to submit, but conscientiously to refuse to do so.” –John Stott –, The Message to the Ephesians.

The concept of headship "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ."  1Co 11:3

We are called to be mindful of order, not mindless in obedience. The concept of headship "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ."  1Co 11:3 We are called to be mindful of order, not mindless in obedience.

Philippians 2:3-8 The example of Christ "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,"  

who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.