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Text: Colossians 1: 17-18

MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – CHRISTOLOGY

“And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the pre-eminence.”

Colossians 1:17-18

THE PERSON OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST II

1. The Lord Jesus is “before all things”.

a. This speaks of His eternal existence.

b. Long before creation, He was already there with God the Father.

2. “In Him all things consist”

a. He is the One who upholds all things.

b. This speaks of His omnipotence.

c. He shares the same eternal attributes as God the Father.

3. “And He is the head of the body, the church”

a. The Church is described as “the body” of the Lord Jesus Christ.

b. The role of the Lord Jesus is that of being “the head”.

i. He directs the Church.

ii. He is the one heading the church.

iii. He is the One who has full authority of the body, the church.

4. “Who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead”

a. He is the beginning in many ways.

b. The following may be highlighted:

i. He is the Alpha.

ii. He is also the Omega.

iii. He is the firstborn from the dead.
He is the firstfruits of the resurrection promised by God.

5. “That in all things He may have the pre-eminence”

a. The Lord Jesus deserves all honour and glory.

b. In everything, He is to be exalted.

c. The Lord Jesus must never be relegated to a secondary role in any way.

我夜间的歌曲-重要教义-基督论
经文：歌罗西书 1

“他在万有之先，万有也靠他而立。 他也是教会全体之首。他是元始，是从死里首先复生的，使他可以在凡事上居首位，”

《歌罗西书 1：17-18》

主耶稣基督的特征 II

1. 主耶稣是“万有之先”

a. 这反映祂永恒的存在

b. 在万物创造之前，祂与天父同在

2. “万有也靠他而立”

a. 祂掌管着一切

b. 祂无所不能

c. 祂与天父有着相同永恒的特征

3. “他也是教会全体之首”

a. 教会是主耶稣基督的“身体”

b. 主耶稣是教会“之首”

i. 祂带领教会

ii. 祂是教会的领导

iii. 祂掌管着教会的全体

4. “他是元始”

a. 祂在各方面都是“元始”

b. 以下显现了这点：

i. 祂是最初的存在

ii. 祂也是所有事物的终结

iii. 祂是从死里首先复生的

祂是上帝所应许复活最初结出的果子

5. “使他可以在凡事上居首位”

a. 主耶稣配得所有的敬佩和荣耀

b. 在凡事上，祂得到颂赞

c. 主耶稣不应当降为次要的地位