The Preeminence of Christ
Colossians 1:12-23 (ESV)
12 giving
thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the
inheritance of the saints in light. 13
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and
transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins.
15 He
is the image of the invisible God the firstborn of all creation. 16
For by him all things were created in heaven and on
earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers
or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
18
And he is the head of the body, the church.
19 For
in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20
and through him to reconcile to himself all things,
whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his
cross.
21 And
you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
22 he
has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to
present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23
if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and
steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard,
which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven,
and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Why Jesus Christ is
preeminent is based on the fact that in Him we find:
the meaning of all
scripture.
the focus of
all scripture.
Jesus Christ is:
1 First born of all
creation.
a Slain before the
foundation of the earth (creation)
2 Before all
things.
3 First born from
the dead
4 Image of the
invisible God.
5 By Him
everything/ all things are made, in heaven and on earth
a Invisible thing
are made visible. Hebrews.
6 All things came
into existence by His Word John 1
7 Redemption in
Christ was by the blood of His cross. I Peter 1
Message by: John Weldon 7.16.17
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