THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST (4)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20
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Title: The Supremacy of Christ (4)
Series: Book of Colossians
Author: Tim Melton
Text: Colossians 1:15-20
Who do you say that I am? That was the question the Jesus posed to the disciples in Matthew 16:15. What would we say if we were faced with this question today?
In Luke 5 we see one of the earliest stories of Peter, James and John with Jesus. At this time they were simple fisherman who were cleaning their nets after a fruitless night of fishing on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus asks to use their boat to speak to the crowd. Afterwards Jesus instructs them to go back out into the deep to fish. Thinking it was a futile exercise they went out anyway and caught more fish than they could have imagined. That was the beginning of their journey with Jesus.
Through the next several years they would be with Jesus as He healed the lame, gave sight to the blind, cleansed the leper, cast out demons, calmed the storm and even raised the dead. He taught with authority of which they had never heard, and He loved the people like they had never seen. One experience at a time Jesus revealed Himself to the twelve. By the time Jesus ascended to heaven the disciples finally began to understand who Jesus was, and it changed everything.
In Colossians, Paul is trying to answer this same question for those in the church in Colossae.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth? In these verses, as Paul explains the identity of Christ the gospel is protected and the people are drawn near.
The Supremacy of Christ is an over-arching theme in scripture. The word "Supremacy" in the Oxford Dictionary is defined as "The state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status." Put simply, none can compare. Jesus Christ is supreme over all things and all persons in both the earthly and heavenly realms. In reality, He is God and He is like no other. This truth is essential as one seeks to understand the truths of the Bible.
The central point of the scripture is the li ...
Series: Book of Colossians
Author: Tim Melton
Text: Colossians 1:15-20
Who do you say that I am? That was the question the Jesus posed to the disciples in Matthew 16:15. What would we say if we were faced with this question today?
In Luke 5 we see one of the earliest stories of Peter, James and John with Jesus. At this time they were simple fisherman who were cleaning their nets after a fruitless night of fishing on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus asks to use their boat to speak to the crowd. Afterwards Jesus instructs them to go back out into the deep to fish. Thinking it was a futile exercise they went out anyway and caught more fish than they could have imagined. That was the beginning of their journey with Jesus.
Through the next several years they would be with Jesus as He healed the lame, gave sight to the blind, cleansed the leper, cast out demons, calmed the storm and even raised the dead. He taught with authority of which they had never heard, and He loved the people like they had never seen. One experience at a time Jesus revealed Himself to the twelve. By the time Jesus ascended to heaven the disciples finally began to understand who Jesus was, and it changed everything.
In Colossians, Paul is trying to answer this same question for those in the church in Colossae.
Who is Jesus of Nazareth? In these verses, as Paul explains the identity of Christ the gospel is protected and the people are drawn near.
The Supremacy of Christ is an over-arching theme in scripture. The word "Supremacy" in the Oxford Dictionary is defined as "The state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status." Put simply, none can compare. Jesus Christ is supreme over all things and all persons in both the earthly and heavenly realms. In reality, He is God and He is like no other. This truth is essential as one seeks to understand the truths of the Bible.
The central point of the scripture is the li ...
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