IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PRACTICE (IJRCP )

E-ISSN 2579-0501
P-ISSN 2695-219X
VOL. 9 NO. 4 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijrcp.v9.no4.2024.pg10.24

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Theological Interpretation of Submission and Love in the Christianity of Christians: A Model for Family Security in the Context of Providence-Delta Baptist Conference

Sylvester. E. Ibomhen Ph.D, Light. O. Ugbede Ph.D

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Abstract

The paper examined love and submission within the framework of the Pauline corpus in Ephesians

keywords:

Family, Submission, Home, theology, Relationship, Security, A Model

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