Post by jazzlover on May 20, 2006 18:52:55 GMT -5
Colossians 1:15 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the
firstborn of every creature:"
We are now looking at the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is
the image of the Father. John 14:9 "Jesus saith unto him, Have I been
so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that
hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us
the Father?" This one Scripture lets us know that Jesus is the image
of His Father. Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Father. You and I
are sons of God through adoption. Jesus is Creator God. We are His
creation. Psalms 89:27 "Also I will make him [my] firstborn, higher
than the kings of the earth." The Spirit of God hovered over Mary and
she conceived of the Spirit of God. Jesus was the firstborn Son of
God. Christians are the sons of God being purchased for the Father
with the precious shed blood of Jesus. God is a Spirit. He is, also,
the presence of the greatest Light there is. Jesus is the reflection
of the Father, not in the physical sense, but in the spiritual sense.
It is impossible to see a form of God, because the Light that
surrounds Him and is really Him is impossible to separate. He is, in
fact, the brightness of the glory of the Eternal God.
Colossians 1:16 "For by him were all things created, that are in
heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they
be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things
were created by him, and for him:"
As we said before, the One we call Jesus, who was the Word of God
in heaven, is Creator God. John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:2 "The same
was in the beginning with God." John 1:3 "All things were made by him;
and without him was not any thing made that was made." The universe,
and everything in it, was created by the Lord. We see in the next
verse why He created them. Revelation 4:11 "Thou art worthy, O Lord,
to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all
things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." God is
Spirit, so we can see that it would not be just the things we can see
with our physical eyes that He created. Actually, man is a spirit. We
are made in the image of God, and if God is Spirit, then we are
spirit. We live in a house of flesh, but the real person within that
flesh is spirit. We could get into a deep study here on the fact that
all things that exist, are actually existing in His power. He gave all
things, whether visible or invisible, the power to be. It is the Lord
who really decides who will be president or king. This is one reason
we must respect the office. Sometimes we cannot respect the
officeholder, but we must respect the office. It is a creation of the
Word of God. All existence was in Him from the beginning. The purposes
of God are sometimes carried through by those He has given power and
authority on the earth.
Colossians 1:17 "And he is before all things, and by him all
things consist."
We read in Genesis, In the beginning God. This word used for God
is covered in the following Scripture. I John 5:7 "For there are three
that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one." They are all the Spirit of God. Each is
separate, but are all in total agreement in the Spirit. Notice, in the
few words from Genesis, it says "in", not at. We are speaking of the
great I Am. I Am, means, the Eternal One who exists. I Am is the
present tense, but that present tense is for all of eternity. God is
God of those who live. We live, and move, and have our being in Jesus
Christ our Lord. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and
the End.
Colossians 1:18 "And he is the head of the body, the church: who
is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he
might have the preeminence."
The body of Christ is His church. Every believer in Christ is
part of that body. Jesus is the first of the firstfruits. Because He
arose, We shall rise, also. We are the inheritance of Jesus Christ. He
has quickened our spirit to everlasting life in Him. Flesh and blood
does not inherit the kingdom. John 3:6 "That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body. It is the
spiritual body which make up the body of Christ. We must bear in mind
that He is the head, we make up the body.
firstborn of every creature:"
We are now looking at the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is
the image of the Father. John 14:9 "Jesus saith unto him, Have I been
so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that
hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us
the Father?" This one Scripture lets us know that Jesus is the image
of His Father. Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Father. You and I
are sons of God through adoption. Jesus is Creator God. We are His
creation. Psalms 89:27 "Also I will make him [my] firstborn, higher
than the kings of the earth." The Spirit of God hovered over Mary and
she conceived of the Spirit of God. Jesus was the firstborn Son of
God. Christians are the sons of God being purchased for the Father
with the precious shed blood of Jesus. God is a Spirit. He is, also,
the presence of the greatest Light there is. Jesus is the reflection
of the Father, not in the physical sense, but in the spiritual sense.
It is impossible to see a form of God, because the Light that
surrounds Him and is really Him is impossible to separate. He is, in
fact, the brightness of the glory of the Eternal God.
Colossians 1:16 "For by him were all things created, that are in
heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they
be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things
were created by him, and for him:"
As we said before, the One we call Jesus, who was the Word of God
in heaven, is Creator God. John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:2 "The same
was in the beginning with God." John 1:3 "All things were made by him;
and without him was not any thing made that was made." The universe,
and everything in it, was created by the Lord. We see in the next
verse why He created them. Revelation 4:11 "Thou art worthy, O Lord,
to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all
things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." God is
Spirit, so we can see that it would not be just the things we can see
with our physical eyes that He created. Actually, man is a spirit. We
are made in the image of God, and if God is Spirit, then we are
spirit. We live in a house of flesh, but the real person within that
flesh is spirit. We could get into a deep study here on the fact that
all things that exist, are actually existing in His power. He gave all
things, whether visible or invisible, the power to be. It is the Lord
who really decides who will be president or king. This is one reason
we must respect the office. Sometimes we cannot respect the
officeholder, but we must respect the office. It is a creation of the
Word of God. All existence was in Him from the beginning. The purposes
of God are sometimes carried through by those He has given power and
authority on the earth.
Colossians 1:17 "And he is before all things, and by him all
things consist."
We read in Genesis, In the beginning God. This word used for God
is covered in the following Scripture. I John 5:7 "For there are three
that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one." They are all the Spirit of God. Each is
separate, but are all in total agreement in the Spirit. Notice, in the
few words from Genesis, it says "in", not at. We are speaking of the
great I Am. I Am, means, the Eternal One who exists. I Am is the
present tense, but that present tense is for all of eternity. God is
God of those who live. We live, and move, and have our being in Jesus
Christ our Lord. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and
the End.
Colossians 1:18 "And he is the head of the body, the church: who
is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he
might have the preeminence."
The body of Christ is His church. Every believer in Christ is
part of that body. Jesus is the first of the firstfruits. Because He
arose, We shall rise, also. We are the inheritance of Jesus Christ. He
has quickened our spirit to everlasting life in Him. Flesh and blood
does not inherit the kingdom. John 3:6 "That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body. It is the
spiritual body which make up the body of Christ. We must bear in mind
that He is the head, we make up the body.