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The Great Texts of the Bible: II Corinthians and Galatians I. What He Was

before the world was created He shared God’s glory

A. Riches of Christ

Christ reminnds the Father before the world was created He shared God’s glory. This, then, is the first item in the inventory of His wealth. He shared through eternity the glory of the Infinite God1

In the same prayer He reminds God that before the earth was created He possessed the Father’s love. The love of the All-Father, from time eternal, was His. This is the second item in the inventory of His wealth.

In the Garden of Gethsemane, He rebukes His warlike followers, and tells them that He could pray the Father and He would send Him legions of angels. During His agony in the Garden and after His temptation in the wilderness, angels came and ministered unto Him. From this it is fair to assume that, in the ages before the Incarnation, He had the service, love, and fellowship of all the heavenly hosts. This is the third item in the inventory of His wealth.1

In the first chapter of John’s Gospel we read that “all things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.” He was the Creator, and therefore, through all time the absolute Owner, of every atom of material wealth in the entire universe of God. This is the fourth item in the inventory of His wealth.

Poverty of Christ

Creator Become Creatio

Empities Himself

Beome Servant