Connect Colossians 1:17 with John 1:3 regarding Christ's involvement in creation. Christ: The Eternal Source and Center of Creation • Colossians 1:17 — “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” • John 1:3 — “Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.” These two verses paint one seamless portrait: Jesus Christ is not only present at creation; He is the divine Agent who both brings everything into being and keeps it functioning. All Things Made Through Him • Genesis 1:1 — “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” • John 1:3 echoes Genesis, clarifying that the Word—Jesus—performed this creative act. • 1 Corinthians 8:6 — “Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.” – The Father plans; the Son executes; the Spirit empowers (Genesis 1:2). – Creation is therefore a Trinitarian work, with Christ active at every stage. Christ’s Pre-existence and Supremacy • “He is before all things” (Colossians 1:17). – “Before” is temporal: He existed prior to the universe. – It’s also positional: He outranks every created thing. • Hebrews 1:2 — The Father “made the universe” through the Son. • John 17:5 — Jesus speaks of “the glory I had with You before the world existed,” reinforcing His eternal nature. Christ Holds All Things Together • Colossians 1:17 — “In Him all things hold together.” – The Greek verb suggests continual, active maintenance. – Every atom, every galaxy, every law of physics operates because Christ sustains it. • Hebrews 1:3 — “Upholding all things by His powerful word.” – Christ’s sustaining power is as absolute as His creative power. • Revelation 4:11 — Creation remains because it is “by Your will” that “they exist and came to be.” Why This Matters Today • Stability in a chaotic world comes from recognizing that the cosmos rests in Christ’s hands. • Salvation is anchored in the same Person who created and sustains the universe—guaranteeing He has power to keep those He redeems (John 10:28). • Worship flows naturally when we see the Creator’s fingerprints on everything around us (Psalm 19:1). Christ is both the Alpha of creation and the ongoing glue of the universe—“before all things,” the Maker of all, and the One in whom “all things hold together.” |
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