Colossians 1:15
The Son is the image of the unseen God, the firstborn who stands above all creation.
Treated in 11 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 12 — Christ, to Perform the Office of Mediator, Behoved to Become Man cites Col. 1:15
…angels and men; for which reason Paul designates him “the first-born of every creature,” (Col. 1:15). But since the whole Scripture proclaims that he was clothed with flesh in order to…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 14 — How Two Natures Constitute the Person of the Mediator cites Col. 1:15
…of every creature,” that “he is before all things, and by him all things consist,” (Col. 1:15, 17); his own declaration, that he had glory with the Father before the world was, and…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites Col 1: 15
…Christ is the ‘Image of the invisible God’ as in the wax we see the print of the seal. Col 1: 15. Set the eyes of your faith on Christ-God-man. ‘He that has seen me, has seen the…
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
Christ the Centre cites Colossians 1:15–20
…Who do you say that I am? Then ask what your answer requires of you this week. 3. Read Colossians 1:15–20 slowly. List the things in your life that you have quietly treated as the centre instead…
- The Big Story ·
The God Who Speaks cites Colossians 1:15
…the true image that Adam was made to be. “The Son is the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15). When we look at Him we see what God is like, and we see what a human being was always…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 6 — Redemption for Man Lost to Be Sought in Christ cites Col. 1:15
…be received with some modification. When Christ is called the image of the invisible God (Col. 1:15), the expression is not used without cause, but is designed to remind us that we can have…
- The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria ·
The Portrait Renewed on the Same Wood cites COLOSSIANS 1:15
…be made new. Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. COLOSSIANS 1:15 This is one of the reasons Athanasius could never accept that the Son is a creature. A…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
The Glory of Christ cites Colossians 1:15–20
…suggest? 2. Choose one passage that sets forth Christ’s glory, such as Hebrews 1:1–4, Colossians 1:15–20 or Philippians 2:5–11, and read it slowly every day this week. 3. Take one of the glories…
- At the Master's Feet ·
The Manifestation of God's Presence cites Col. i. 15
…Thus He became man, and His children with all the holy angels may see Him and enjoy Him (Col. i. 15, ii. 9). Therefore I said that he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father (John xiv.…
- With and Without Christ ·
Christians without Christ cites Col. i. 15
…know Him who is the image of the invisible God, and in whose image we have been created (Col. i. 15; iii. 10); only then shall we know Him as “the true God” (1 John v. 20). Breath and…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Being of God cites Col 1:15
…We must conceive of him as he is in Christ. ‘Christ is the image of the invisible God.’ Col 1:15. Set the eyes of your faith on Christ as God-man. In Christ we see some sparklings of the…