Colossians
1:15-23Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
The Centrality of Christ
15 He is the image of the invisible
God,
the firstborn over all creation.[a]
16 For everything was created by Him,
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.
17 He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.
18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
19 For God was pleased to have
all His fullness dwell in Him,
20 and through Him to reconcile
everything to Himself
by making peace
through the blood of His cross[b]—
whether things on earth or things in heaven.
the firstborn over all creation.[a]
16 For everything was created by Him,
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.
17 He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.
18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
19 For God was pleased to have
all His fullness dwell in Him,
20 and through Him to reconcile
everything to Himself
by making peace
through the blood of His cross[b]—
whether things on earth or things in heaven.
21 Once you were alienated and
hostile in your minds because of your evil actions. 22 But now He has reconciled
you by His physical body[c]through
His death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before
Him— 23 if indeed
you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away
from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been
proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a
servant of it.
Questions:
1. What does
verse 15 mean?
A. He being
Jesus Christ, is God’s son, the first born, our Salvation.
2. What does
it mean when Paul says He is the head of the body, the Church?
A. Christ is
the head of the church, we are the body of Christ. We listen to His word, the Bible, and do His
will. We follow his headship.
3. What does
it mean to reconcile through His blood on the cross?
A. When
Christ died, He died for ALL man’s sins, for everyone, living or dead. He took on ALL our sins, so that He would
become our Savior. He is the living
peace giver. The best word in this
sentence is the word Everything. Which
means everyone.
4. If you
aren’t a believer in Christ you are hostile and alienated from Him. Which means you are separated from God. But, if you believe that He is your savior
you are reconciled with God, through His Son Christ Jesus. Christ is where our faith needs to be.
5. What
happens when an enemy of God when they out their faith in Jesus according to
verse 22?
A. When we
put our faith in Jesus His righteousness gets put on us and we get the credit
for His deeds.
