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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.
Feb 27, 2022 · This is why the universe came into being — to put the preeminence of Christ’s glory on display. Supreme over the Church Lest you think that makes an egomaniac out of Christ, we turn now, all too briefly, to three acts of Christ’s supremacy in relation not to creation but to the church in verses 18–20.
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 ...
Oct 31, 2022 · The Preeminent Christ Has Come Near. Almost as amazing as the gospel itself is the fact that the Preeminent Christ, the invisible God, t he Creator of the universe came near to us. Jn. 1.14 says: 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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.
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The Supremacy of the Person of Christ (1:15-18) 1. His Relation to God (1:15) 2. His Relation to Creation (1:16-17) 3. His Relation to the Church (1:18) 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, 16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him—all things, whether.