Colossians 1:15-16 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.
False Teaching Invasion:
The spirit is _____________ and the flesh is _________. Creation was made by one ______________ towards God. Jesus was not of the _________ just a _________ being. Man’s task is to find God by passing _______________ with _____________ passwords and ___________ knowledge that only Gnostics possessed.
Counter Measures to False Teaching:
Christ is the visible ___________ (eikon #1504) of God.
Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation (charakter #5481) of His being… [Image is not of physical form, for man was made from the dust of the earth. It is the inner nature of man that reflects the nature of God and is rooted in one’s intellect, emotions and moral likeness.
Christ is the ___________ of creation and not hostile to God. Since everything is created by Christ and for him, man’s ultimate ___________ becomes the image of Christ.
Philippians 3:8 Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord…
Genesis 1:27 So God created human beings in his own image.