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Colossians 1:1-23

The Image of the Invisible God

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The Image of the Invisible God

Colossians 1:1-23

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Colossians 1:1-23

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This song belongs to the Colossians collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Thanksgiving] Faith in Christ Jesus and love for the saints, Hope laid in heaven through gospel proclaimed. Fruit in the world as the truth became known, Grace understood where Epaphras had sown. [Prayer] Be filled with the knowledge of His will and way, Walk worthy, bear fruit, and grow every day. Strengthened with might for endurance and joy, Giving thanks to the Father who made us His own. [Chorus] The image of the invisible God, Firstborn before all creation began. By Him were all things in heaven and earth, Thrones and dominions, each power and rank. The image of the invisible God, Before all things, and in Him all consist. [Verse II] He is the head of the body, the church, Beginning and firstborn from death in the earth. In all things preeminent, fullness at home, Peace through the blood of His cross has been made. [Bridge] Enemies once in the mind and in deed, Now reconciled through His body indeed. Presented as holy, unblamable, clear, If grounded in faith and not moved from the hope. [Final Chorus] The image of the invisible God, Creator, sustainer, and head of the church. The cross reconciles what rebellion estranged, And gospel hope stands under all He has made. [Coda] The hymn rose beyond creation, Then returned to the blood of the cross.

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Colossians 1: The Christ who holds creation also makes peace by the cross

Colossians 1 moves from a report about one congregation to claims that take in creation, the church, and reconciliation. Paul gives thanks for faith, love, and hope already bearing fruit among the Colossians, then prays for knowledge that becomes fruitful conduct and endurance. The scale rises sharply when Christ is named as the image of the invisible God, the one through whom and for whom all things were created, yet the chapter refuses to let that supremacy become abstract. The one before all things is also the one who makes peace through “the blood of his cross.” The Colossians themselves are drawn into that reconciliation, with continuing faith held beside what Christ has accomplished. Paul finally describes a mystery once hidden but now disclosed among the Gentiles, a message aimed not at a spiritual elite but at bringing “every man” to maturity in Christ.

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