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Nov 29, 2015 · 1. Christ is preeminent over His natural creation, the universe (Col. 1:15-17). A. Christ is preeminent over the universe because He is the image of the invisible God (Col. 1:15a). Paul means that Jesus Christ makes the unseen God visible. The Greek word, “eikon,” was used of the image of Caesar on a coin. The average person couldn’t see ...
Jan 25, 2016 · The Preeminence Of Christ (Colossians 1:15-19) “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
The Preeminence of Christ. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by[a] 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. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things ...
New English Translation. The Supremacy of Christ. 15 [a] He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn[b] over all creation,[c] 16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created in him—all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions,[d] whether principalities or powers—all things were created through him and ...
Jesus reflects all that God is. He is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, immutable, just, loving, compassionate, holy, etc. God the Father does not have any qualities or abilities that Jesus the Son does not have. Jesus made it clear in John 14:9 what that means –Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
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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Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible