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May 16, 2023 · He is before all things means Jesus Christ has always existed—He is “the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God” (1 Timothy 1:17). He was alive and active before the creation of the world. Indeed, He is the Creator, our source of life, and first in everything. Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior—the only One sufficient to ...
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Paul’s assertion that Jesus is “the image of the invisible...
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A person who says, “Jesus is Lord,” with a full...
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By stating that Christ is "before all things," Paul affirms that Jesus is not a created being but the Creator Himself, existing before the foundation of the world. and in Him all things hold together. The phrase "and in Him all things hold together" speaks to the sustaining power of Christ over the universe.
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. (17) He is before all things. —The words “He is” are both emphatic. He, and He only, is; all else is created. It is impossible not to refer to the “I am” of Eternal existence, as claimed by our Lord for Himself. “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58; comp. also John 1:15).
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who ...
NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow God’s Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture. NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
The Supremacy of the Son of God. 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in ...
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Paul speaks elsewhere of Jesus creating people (Ephesians 2:10), while Hebrews 1:2 speaks of the creation coming through Christ. Not only is Jesus—God—responsible for creating all things, He is also the reason all things continue to exist. The Greek construction of this verse can also be translated as "all things continue" or "endure."
