He is King  (verse 13) He is Redeemer (verse 14) The image of the invisible God (verse 15) The firstborn of all creation (verse 15) Creator of all things (verse 16) He is eternal (verse 17) In Him all things hold together (verse 17) The Head of the Church (verse 18, 24) The firstborn from the dead (verse 18) The preeminent (supreme) One (verse 18) … Continue reading 12 Facts About Christ in Colossians 1

“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.  He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the … Continue reading “He Upholds the Universe by the Word of His Power”

“No unclean thing, nothing that defiles or is defiled, shall ever be brought into the glorious presence of this holy God. There is no imagination wherewith mankind is besotted more foolish, none so pernicious, as this, that persons not purified, not sanctified, not made holy in this life should afterward be taken into that state of blessedness which consists in the enjoyment of God. There … Continue reading John Owen on the Absolute Necessity of Holiness