August 1, 2021

Christ Is…

Christ Is…

Colossians 1:15-20, English Standard Version

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 hold together. 18 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. 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.

Over the next several weeks we will consider the following doctrinal concepts 

Incarnation -GOD Comes to Us 

Salvation and Redemption - GOD Reconnects Us 

Sanctification - GOD Redirects and Repurposes Us  

Glorification  - GOD Manifests Eternal Life in Us


The Incarnation is the mysterious belief foundational to Christianity that the GOD of eternity appeared bodily in time. Specifically, that the Son of GOD, the second hypostatic reality or personality of the Triune Godhead appeared in a man we call Jesus the Christ or the Anointed One.  The simplest way to understand the Christian doctrine of the incarnation is that GOD the Son comes to us in order to live with us so that He might save us.  

According to the writer of Colossians, Christ is...
  1. The image of the invisible GOD 
  2. The Blueprint and Agent of Creation as the Begotten
  3. The Center of Creation 
  4. The Person of Preeminence in all things
  5. The Location of GOD’s full indwelling 
  6. The Reconciler and Redeemer

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OVERVIEW
Publish Date:

July 14, 2023

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