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The Bible teaches that Christ possesses all authority in heaven and earth, is the divine image through whom all things were created and sustained, and is exalted as Lord above all names.
Jesus possesses all authority in heaven and earth and stands as the image of God, through whom all things were created and sustained. He is the head of the church, the beginning and firstborn from the dead, in whom God's fullness dwells; his death reconciles all things to God, and he is exalted above all names so that every knee will bow and tongue confess him as Lord.
Matthew 28:18
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
Colossians 1:15-20
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him
Hebrews 1:1-4
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds. His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Revelation 19:16
He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Recognizing Christ's absolute authority and preeminence invites us to surrender our lives fully to his lordship and align our choices with his supreme will. This truth grounds our confidence that Christ sustains all creation and has power to reconcile and transform every area of our lives.
The Bible teaches that Christ possesses all authority in heaven and earth, is the divine image through whom all things were created and sustained, and is exalted as Lord above all names.
Jesus possesses all authority in heaven and earth and stands as the image of God, through whom all things were created and sustained. He is the head of the church, the beginning and firstborn from the dead, in whom God's fullness dwells; his death reconciles all things to God, and he is exalted above all names so that every knee will bow and tongue confess him as Lord.
Recognizing Christ's absolute authority and preeminence invites us to surrender our lives fully to his lordship and align our choices with his supreme will. This truth grounds our confidence that Christ sustains all creation and has power to reconcile and transform every area of our lives.
Christ possesses all authority in heaven and on earth, and is exalted above every name so that all creation acknowledges his lordship.
Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the Word who was with God and was God, through whom all things were made and are upheld.
Christ is the head of the church and has preeminence over all things, being the beginning and firstborn from the dead, the heir of all things.
Through Christ's blood on the cross, all things in heaven and on earth are reconciled to God, demonstrating his supreme redemptive authority.
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