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15 iHe is the image of jthe invisible God, kthe firstborn of all creation.
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16 For by6
him all things were created, 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. - Colossians 1:15-20 (ESV) [PHOTO SOURCE: https://bellefaith42.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/the-preeminence-of-christ/] |
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The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is one of the best attested facts on record. There were so many witnesses to behold it, that if we do in the least degree receive the credibility of men's testimonies, we cannot and we dare not doubt that Jesus rose from the dead. - Charles Spurgeon
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SOURCE: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/828556] |
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On Christ, and what he
has done, my soul hangs for time and eternity. And if your soul also hangs
there, it will be saved as surely as mine shall be. And if you are lost
trusting in Christ, I will be lost with you and will go to hell with you. I
must do so, for I have nothing else to rely upon but the fact that Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, lived, died, was buried, rose again, went to heaven,
and still lives and pleads for sinners at the right hand of God. - Charles Spurgeon [PHOTO
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15 iHe is the image of jthe invisible God, kthe firstborn of all creation.
16 For by6 him all things were created, 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.
- Colossians 1:15-20 (ESV)
Believers obey Christ as
the one whom our obedience is accepted by God. Believers know all their duties
are weak, imperfect, and unable to abide in God’s presence. Therefore they look
to Christ as the one who bears the iniquity of their holy things, who adds
incense to their prayers, gathers out all the weeds from their duties and makes
them acceptable to God. — John Owen
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[PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.idlehearts.com/1904313/believers-obey-christ-as-the-one-whom-our-obedience-is-accepted-by] |
The Exalted Christ (Colossians 1:15-20)
- Nate Pickowicz
Sadly, we can love the idea of Jesus more than Jesus Himself. It's so easy to take our eyes off of Christ and put them on something else. But we must always remember that Christ must be first in every area of our lives.
Session #4 from the 2019 Fellowship
Conference New England | https://fellowshipconferencenewengland.com/
🎧MP3: https://illbehonest.com/download/full...
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→ View on I'll Be Honest: https://illbehonest.com/the-exalted-christ
→ Nate PIckowicz pastors at http://harvestbiblegilmanton.org
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h284ul7bAyA&t=3s
20210307 - The Exalted Christ
(Colossians 1:15-20) [Nate Pickowicz]
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzUedZ2mxzk&t=454s
Many people accuse Calvinists of adhering to their
doctrinal positions simply because of reading John Calvin.
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As for me, I did not even read Calvin until well after after I became convinced of Reformed soteriology. Rather, Scripture convinced me— [PHOTO
SOURCE: https://twitter.com/NatePickowicz/status/1361270789996183553] [FB
PHOTO LINK: https://www.facebook.com/apologeticministry/photos/a.666524576717407/3645849308784904/] https://tabletalkmagazine.com/posts/practical-applications-of-the-doctrine-of-justification/ |
OTHER LINKS:
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/pipers-resurrection-prayer/
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2020/10/christ-king-prayer.html
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-power-of-preaching-quote-by-charles.html
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2021/01/pauls-prayer-for-spiritual-strength.html
