Colossians 1:18
He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the first to be born from among the dead, so that he would come to hold first place in everything.
Treated in 8 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Colossians 1:18
…Every believer is called to participate in the Body. Scriptures to revisit Acts 2:42; Colossians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 1:12-13; 1 Peter 2:5, 9; Ephesians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 10:17. Reflection…
- Communion with God ·
Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites Col. i. 18
…souls of his saints. The Father will have him to have “in all things the pre-eminence,” Col. i. 18; “it pleased him that in him all fulness should dwell,” verse 19; that “of his fulness we…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in holiness cites Col. i. 18
…upon him, and be procured by him, — “that he in all things might have the pre-eminence,” Col. i. 18; according to the compact and agreement made with him, Isa. liii. 12. They are all the…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites Colossians 1:18
…words to the Colossians became fundamental: Christ “is the head of the body, the church” (Colossians 1:18, ASV). If Christ is Head, then every question of church order must finally be asked in…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Church and the Body of Christ cites Colossians 1:18
…the whole. Christ the Head Colossians says Christ “is the head of the body, the church” (Colossians 1:18, ASV). Nee took headship practically. The church must receive direction from Christ…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites Colossians 1:18
…vision ultimately rests on Christ's headship. “He is the head of the body, the church” (Colossians 1:18, ASV). Human leaders possess derivative responsibility, never absolute ownership. Elders…
- The Master’s Indwelling ·
Christ Our Life cites Colossians 1:18
…But the second time, He was born from the grave; He is the “firstborn from the dead.” Colossians 1:18. Because He gave up the life that He had by His first birth, God gave him the life of the…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
The Church and Liberty of Conscience cites COLOSSIANS 1:18
…beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. COLOSSIANS 1:18 Owen is remembered today mostly for his writing on the inner life. In his own time he was…