Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
Summary: Paul finishes this verse with a statement that Jesus has supremacy in all things. What this means includes a picture of life and a portrait of death.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:18c – A Picture of Life”… he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead …
Summary: To fully understand the gift Jesus offers us, we must acknowledge death. The reality of death without Christ is terrifying. The blessing of Jesus is being filled with life and freed from death.
Continue reading “Colossians 1:18b – Dead Right”And he is the head of the body, the church …
Summary: Paul points us to an important fact about the church: Jesus is the head!
Continue reading “Colossians 1:18a – Heads and Tails”