The Cosmic Christ (Pt 1)

Dale Gooding - Col 1:15-20

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I) Jesus is the Image of God - Col 1:15,16a
  We need to understand a few things:
    1) This text is often titled "The Hymn of Christ"
        A) Early Catechism to teach Who Jesus was
        B) Correlate with: Gen 1:1; Jn 1:1-3; Heb 1
    2) The Impetus - "The Colossian Heresy"
        A) Heretical
        B) Tenets
            i) An insistence on legalism
            ii) A belief in heightened knowledge
            iii) Not denying, but dethroning Christ
        C) Human Deficiency
            i) Divine Transcendence
            ii) Communication Comprehension
            iii) Change (Perversion)
    3) Importance of background (Col 2:4;16-19)
    4) Paul's intent
        1) Identify Jesus as pre-existent Creator
        2) Demonstrate Jesus as Divine / Sustainer
        3) Show that Jesus is The Reconciler
  A) Jesus is the "eikon"
  B) Jesus is a man - "firstborn"
  C) Jesus is the Creator - John 1:1-3