Question 36
Interpersonal RelationshipsIn his teaching in Colossians on inter-personal relationships in a household, Paul stressed the
- A.reciprocal nature of members' duties
- B.independence of individual members
- C.absolute control to be exercised by husbands
- D.wives' total submission
- E.children's subordinate position with no strings attached.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (reciprocal nature of members' duties)
Explanation
Each instruction is paired: wives and husbands, children and fathers, slaves and masters all have duties to one another (Colossians 3:18–4:1).