Chapter XV – The Purpose of Christ – His Headship
[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, the visible and the invisible, 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. And He is the Head… kai (AND) autos (HE) estin (HE-IS-BEING) he (THE) kephale (HEAD) We are Called in Christ We have now meditated upon various aspects of four of the six truths which can be grasped concerning the time prior to creation’s inception. As a reminder: 1. God – alone 2. All in God 3. The Creation of God’s Son 4. All in Christ 5. God chooses us in Christ 6. The Pre-eonian gifts to the ecclesia As we move into Colossians 1:18, we would like to begin meditating on the final two points. This is because we have no...