Colossians 1 : 15 - 23
The Preeminence of Christ
15
iHe is the image of
jthe invisible God,
kthe firstborn of all creation. 16 For by
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lin heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether
mthrones or
ndominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created
othrough him and for him. 17 And
phe is before all things, and in him all things
qhold together. 18 And
rhe is the head of the body, the church. He is
sthe beginning,
tthe firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For
uin him all the
vfullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and
wthrough him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven,
xmaking peace
yby the blood of his cross.
21
zAnd you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind,
adoing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled
bin his body of flesh by his death,
cin order to present you holy and blameless and
dabove reproach before him,23
eif indeed you continue in the faith,
fstable and steadfast, not shifting from
gthe hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed
hin all creation
Or to every creature">7 under heaven,
iand of which I, Paul, became a minister.
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In short, the hold us together!
Guess what they look like...
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Wow! Salvation is through Faith (belief without proof or sight), buts thats pretty awesome. As his word says, God literally hold us together!