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)

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Christ is All in All

Christ  is  pre-eminent.

He  is  above  all  things  and -- underneath  all  things  and  outside  of  all  things  and  inside  of  all  things.

As  the  old  bishop said:

He is above all things
    but not pushed up,
He is beneath all things
    but not pressed down,
outside of all things
    but not excluded,
inside
    but not confined.
He is above all, presiding
and beneath all, upholding;
and outside all, embracing
and inside of all, filling.

Now  our  relation  to  Him  is  all  that  really  matters.  A  true  Christian  faith  is an  attachment  to  the  Person  of  Christ.

[A. W. Tozer, Total Commitment to Christ]

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