Chapter XIII – The Purpose of Christ – The Channel
[Christ] is the Image of the invisible God, Firstborn of every creature, for in Him is all created, that in the heavens and that on the earth, whether thrones, or lordships, or sovereignties, or authorities, all is created through Him and for Him, and He is before all, and all has its cohesion in Him. ta (THE) panta (ALL) di (THRU) autou (HIM) kai (AND) eis (INTO) auton (HIM) ektistai (HAS-been-CREATED) kai (AND) autos (HE) estin (He-IS-BEING) pro (BEFORE) pantOn (ALL) kai (AND) ta (THE) panta (ALL) en (IN) auto (Him) sunestEken (HAS-TOGETHER-STOOD) Progressive “created” In the previous chapter, we noted that the first use of “created” is written in the aorist passive indicative, so as to show that the entirety of the creative act (which precludes no act of creation on God’s part) is inflicted in Christ. We would like to elaborate on this point by introducing the second use of “created,” as well as the later term “cohesion,” in this portion of the study. It h...
