Colossians: The Mystery of God Revealed
What would happen if I went through every verse in a book of the Bible and recorded what it says about Jesus Christ? What would I find? According to the book of Colossians, Jesus is: The Son of God (1:3) Lord (1:3; 2:6; 3:17) The Christ (1:1, 3 - and many of the verses that follow.) Image of the Invisible God (1:15) Firstborn of All Creation (1:15) Firstborn From the Dead (1:18) Before Everything / The Beginning (1:17, 18) Head of the Body--the Church (1:18) Head of Every Ruler and Authority (2:10) The Hope of Glory (1:27) God's Mystery (1:27; 2:2) Risen (3:1) In Us (1:2) Proclaimed by the Apostles (a.k.a the Embodiment of the Good News/Gospel) (1:28) Seated Above (3:1) Seated at the Right Hand of God (3:1) But, this is not it! There is so much more. We also learn from Paul and Timothy in the letter to the believers in Colossae, that: Jesus appointed followers to spread His word: Jesus had apostles . (1:1) There are ministers of Christ. (1:7) Jesus powerfully inspires energy in the...