Series in Colossians - The Supremacy of Christ: Deity, Creator, and Lord
The Supremacy of Christ: Deity, Creator, and Lord Col. 1:15-18 As it was in the days of Paul, there have been heresies pertaining to Christ, the creation of the world, and the authority in the church since its inception. And as Paul had to contend for the faith and for the Word of God in Colossae, we also need to profess to the Truth pertaining to our Lord Jesus the Christ as preeminent and sovereign, and the Word of God is infallible, immutable, and the inerrant. So let’s read the first portion of the text. “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” Paul was continually battling those who would oppose the truth of Christ Jesus who is fully God and fully man. So he begins with the supremacy of Jesus who is the mirror image of God the Father. As it states in the beginning of scripture, “God created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen. 1:1) It was in the creation of all that there is, that God also shows His triune nature, the Father (rul...