“ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. ”
And he is before all things - As he must be, if he created all things. Those who regard this as referring to a moral creation, interpret it as meaning that he has the pre-eminence over all things...
A Paragraph of Christology (in tacit Opposition to the False Teaching at Colossæ). Christ is the derivative and visible manifestation of God who is unseen. He is the heir-in-chief of the created un...
is . Emph. before . App-104. consist . cohere, or hold together, Compare Hebrews 1:8 .
17. All things were created by him, and for him. He places angels in subjection to Christ, that they may not obscure his glory, for four reasons: In the first place, because they were...
DISCOURSE: 2168 THE GLORY OF CHRIST Colossians 1:16-18 . By him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, risible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions,...
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
And by him all things consist— This is a new argument which St. Paul uses, to prove the super-eminent dignity and authority of Christ; namely, that as the Father made all things by him, so he up...
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. ( John 8:58 ) 'And He Himself х Autos ( G846 ): the great HE] is (implying essential being) before all things,' in time, as well...
The Supremacy and All-Sufficiency of Christ 1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the news of their spiritual state. Paraphrase. '(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the...
[ 2. The Doctrine of Christ. (1) His SALVATION AND REDEMPTION of us all ( Colossians 1:13-14 ). (2) His NATURE AS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the creator and sustainer of all things heavenly...
Chapter 1 THE GLORY OF THE SON IN HIS RELATION TO THE FATHER, THE UNIVERSE, AND THE CHURCH Colossians 1:15-18 (R.V.) As has already been remarked, the Colossian Church was troubled by teachers...
Our Wondrous Privileges in Christ Colossians 1:9-20 Here is a paragraph which may fitly form part of our daily intercession for ourselves and others. We all need a quicker insight into God's wi...
This letter is correlative to the Ephesians, and shows the glory of the Head of the Church as at her disposal. After expressing his thankfulness for the faith, love, and hope of the saints, Paul tell...
(14) In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: (15) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: (16) For by him were all things created,...
CHRIST THE CENTRE OF ALL ‘By Him all things consist.’ Colossians 1:17 A remarkable expression which contains a great truth. I. Christ is the centre of all . ( a ) Of the visible world...
And he is before all things ,.... Not only in dignity, being preferable to angels and men in his nature, names, offices, and works, and worthy of more honour than all creatures; but he is before the...
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Ver. 17. By him all things consist ] They would soon fall asunder, had not Christ undertaken to uphold the shattered condition thereof,...
For by him were all things created , &c. The casual particle οτι, for , or because , with which this verse begins, refers to both parts of the preceding verse. The Son is the image of the inv...
THE SALUTATION (vs.1-2) Paul writes with apostolic authority and by the will of God, so that total subjection to what he writes is rightly called for on the part of believers. Yet he adds, "and T...
The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. A. D. 62. 12 Giving thanks...
And he is before all things: to obviate all exceptions to what he had said before, the apostle doth expressly assert (what was implied before) Christ's pre-existence to all the things that were cre...
The Glory of Christ ( Colossians 1:15-20 ). Paul now brings to their attention the glory of their Redeemer, the One Who created all things and is over all..
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Colossians 1:15 . Who is the image of the invisible God. —In 2 Corinthians 4:4 St. Paul had so named Christ. “Beyond the very obvious notion of likeness , the w...
Colossians 1:1-2 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace,...
Colossians 1:1 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ. This is noticed in 1 Corinthians 1:3 ; 2 Corinthians 1:2 . He generally opens his addresses to the churches much in the same form of benedictio...
In Whom. The deity of Christ Christ is Divine because-- I. He has redeemed us. II. He is the creator of all things. III. All things were created for His glory. IV. His eternal pre-e...
EXPOSITION Colossians 1:1-51 SECTION I. INTRODUCTION . The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner, with a salutation ( Colossians 1:1 , Colossians 1:2 ), followed by thanksgiving...
The Work of the exalted Christ through the Medium of the Ministry. Jesus Christ all in all:
1 Corinthians 8:6 ; 1 Samuel 2:8 ; Acts 17:28 ; Colossians 1:15 ; Hebrews 1:3 ; Hebrews 13:8 ; Isaiah 43:11-13 ; Isaiah 44:6 ; John 1:1-3 ; John 17:5 ; John 5:17 ; John 5:18 ; John 8:58...
The Great Creator Colossians 1:16-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are entering upon a most wonderful portion of Scripture. It has several very vital things to say, both about Christ, and about us, th...
And he is before all things — It is not said, he was: he is from everlasting to everlasting. And by him all things consist — The original expression not only implies, that he sustains all things in...