481 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 1 Book 42 - Jesus Christ the Creator God

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 1 * BOOK 41 Jesus Christ the Creator God I’ve had comment after comment to "keep repeating." For example when I come down to verse 15 and 16 and show that Jesus Christ, the One Who went to that Roman cross, was the Creator of everything - that just blows people away. Colossians 1:15 "Who (speaking of the Son up in verse 14, in whom we have redemption through his blood. So you know that has to be God the Son) is the image of the invisible God, (in other words, Jesus Christ was the visible, physical, manifestation of that invisible God that we’re going to be looking at quite often in the book of Colossians) the firstborn of every creature." Now let’s go on to verse 16, and again. Colossians 1:16 John’s Gospel chapter 1, verse 1. It’s by His spoken word that He accomplishes His power. Now let’s look at John’s Gospel, chapter 1 and we’ll just read verse 1. John 1:1-3 "In the beginning (same three words that Genesis 1:1 begins with) was the Word, (capitalized and I always emphasize, what are words used for? So I’ve got to the place where I call Christ the Communicator, because He’s the One Who speaks the Word. And so regardless of whether He’s communicating with the invisible things that will become visible, or whether He’s communicating to the human race today, it’s always God the Son Who is the Communicator) and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2. The same was in the beginning with God. (And now verse 3 makes it so plain) John 1:14 "And the Word was made (what?) The Word, the Communicator, that Person of the Godhead Who created every thing was made flesh and dwelt among us. Come on over now to Ephesians chapter 3. Now Ephesians 3 and dropping down to verse 9. by Jesus Christ." In other words, yes, the Triune God was involved in creation. The Triune God came together before anything was ever created and delegated the work of creation to the second Person of the Trinity, as we many times refer to Him, to God the Son. Now if you’ll come back to Colossians chapter 1, we will move on in to the next verse, verse 17. I never have! The same Person of the Godhead, Jesus the Christ, God the Son. Now let’s look at verse 17. Colossians 1:17 Well, that stuck with a little old freshman. I never forgot it. The answer is, the power of Jesus Christ! Now then, we’ve established that He’s the Creator. Now I’m always emphasizing that nobody but Paul refers to the Church as the Body of Christ. Only in Paul’s letters. Well, it’s the same way with the Body of Christ. It just couldn’t function without the Head. And so this is one of the basic doctrines of the Apostle Paul, that every believer becomes a member of the Body of Christ and He is the Head. And from the Head, then, everything flows to keep the body functioning. And that’s why the Body of Christ is not just another organization. You don’t just draw up a Constitution and a bunch of By-laws and say you’re going to establish a Body of Christ. Now, I’ve also made the statement over the years, and so far nobody has made a big deal about it, and I say that Christ, in Paul’s teaching, is never called King. He is not the king of the Church. Now He will one day be King of Kings and Lord of Lords, but He is not the king of the Body. Now verse 18. Colossians 1:18a "And he is the head of the body, the church;…" What’s the Greek word always translated ‘church’? Ecclesia! We’re not dealing with that same called out assembly that made the nation of Israel in the wilderness, a church, according to Acts chapter 7. So here is another instance where the assembly that Paul is talking about is that which he refers to as the body of Christ. Now reading on in verse 18. Colossians 1:18a I maintain that resurrection never happened until Jesus Christ arose from the dead. Lazarus died later. So this is why the Scripture makes a point that no one had ever been resurrected from the dead until Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:18b-19 "…that in all things (in everything) he (Jesus Christ) might have the (what?) Now verse 19 which puts the cap on it.) 19. For it pleased the Father (the whole Godhead has been involved in everything that Christ has done) that in him should all fullness dwell:" Isaiah 9:6-7 Oh, not great big world war type things, but for those people involved, it’s war. Let’s come down to verse 8, after Jesus has said all these things and then Philip responds. John 14:8-9 "Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus said, "if you’ve seen Me you’ve seen the Father." Now verse 10. John 14:10 "Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?…" That Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified Christ, is the physical, visible manifestation of that invisible Godhead. Colossians 1:19 I don’t need the Gospel of Jesus Christ." #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible