The Supremacy of Christ

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent. For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.
(Colossians 1:15-20 ESV)

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Quotes about the Bible (Part 8)

"All Sacred Scripture is but one book, and that one book is Christ, because all divine Scripture speaks of Christ, and all divine Scripture is fulfilled in Christ."
Hugh of St. Victor (1096-1141)
German-Born Monk and Writer

"The only proper response to this word which Jesus brings with him from eternity is simply to do it. Jesus has spoken: his is the word, ours is the obedience. Only in doing of it does the word of Jesus attain its honor, might, and power among us."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1905-1945)
German Theologian
The Cost of Discipleship, 1937

"The Bible sanctifies and molds the mind into the image of Christ."
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
English Nonconformist Preacher

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