Paul wrote this letter to the Colossian Church to establish them in the faith in the face of false teaching. This strong christological passage takes on the form of a hymn, declaring the eternal preeminence of Christ in all of creation, cosmic in proportion, and his supreme role in the new creation inaugurated by him through his death and resurrection and his headship of the Church. By this, we hostile rebels are no longer alienated but given new citizenship in his kingdom, reconciled to God, made holy and blameless by the blood of the preeminent Christ.
Preeminence of Christ
Colossians 1:15-23
July 10, 2016 • Pastor Tanner Sheahan
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