Growing in God's Family (Session 7)

John 5:22: “Truly, truly I say unto you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

The Lord Jesus Christ

Titles reveal important information about the person to whom they refer. What are Jesus Christ’s titles in the following verses?

John 13:13: “You call me teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.”

Lord: In the New Testament, Lord, translated in Greek is the word kyrios, which has multiple meanings. It could mean sir, master or owner, husbands, idols, or Lord. In reference to Jesus, the word Lord is the equivalent to the divine name of Yahweh, or Jehovah. This shows that Jesus is not only the Son of God, but He is God Himself in the flesh.

Teacher: comes from the Greek word didaskalos which means someone who instructs, trains, and creates an environment for others to learn. didaskalos is the Greek alternative of the word rabbi. By calling Jesus teacher, attests to His divine authority to instruct and must be obeyed.

Acts 2:36: “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” God has declared Jesus as both God himself, and the long awaited Messiah (Anointed One, Gk: Christos; Hw: Meshiach/Mashiach) of His people. It also reminds us that this very Jesus, who is both Lord and Christ, died the death we so rightfully deserved.

Revelation 19:16: “On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” It indicates that Jesus has the power to exercise absolute dominion over everyone and everything. In addition, this title means that Jesus is returning to judge the world and establish His earthly kingdom.

List some of the things you learn about Christ from Colossians 1:15-20

(15) “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

This means that Jesus is the visible representation of the invisible God ( the Word made flesh). The Greek word prototokos (firstborn) does not mean that Jesus is a created being, but attests to his preeminence and authority over all creation. Prototokos ties in with John 1:18 monogenes theos (Only Begotten God), which highlights his unique relationship with God the Father, being both the heir and creator of all things.

(16) “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.” EVERYTHING is under the dominion of Jesus Christ.

(17) “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. This represents the eternal nature of Jesus, existing before all things, and he was present and active in creation. It also highlights his activity in maintaining the coherence and order of the universe. Jesus is the unifying force that holds everything together.

(18) “And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn among the dead, so that in everything he might have supremacy. Jesus the head of the church and he consummated the marriage (to the bride, the body of Christ, the church) by reconciling us by his death and resurrection from the dead.

(19-20) “For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile himself to all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”

These verses highlight the redemptive work of Jesus. In him, the fullness of God dwells, and through his death on the cross, he reconciled all things to God, which extends to both heaven and earth.John 5:22: “Truly, truly I say unto you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

The Lord Jesus Christ

Titles reveal important information about the person to whom they refer. What are Jesus Christ’s titles in the following verses?

John 13:13: “You call me teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.”

Lord: In the New Testament, Lord, translated in Greek is the word kyrios, which has multiple meanings. It could mean sir, master or owner, husbands, idols, or Lord. In reference to Jesus, the word Lord is the equivalent to the divine name of Yahweh, or Jehovah. This shows that Jesus is not only the Son of God, but He is God Himself in the flesh.

Teacher: comes from the Greek word didaskalos which means someone who instructs, trains, and creates an environment for others to learn. didaskalos is the Greek alternative of the word rabbi. By calling Jesus teacher, attests to His divine authority to instruct and must be obeyed.

Acts 2:36: “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” God has declared Jesus as both God himself, and the long awaited Messiah (Anointed One, Gk: Christos; Hw: Meshiach/Mashiach) of His people. It also reminds us that this very Jesus, who is both Lord and Christ, died the death we so rightfully deserved.

Revelation 19:16: “On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” It indicates that Jesus has the power to exercise absolute dominion over everyone and everything. In addition, this title means that Jesus is returning to judge the world and establish His earthly kingdom.

List some of the things you learn about Christ from Colossians 1:15-20

(15) “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

This means that Jesus is the visible representation of the invisible God ( the Word made flesh). The Greek word prototokos (firstborn) does not mean that Jesus is a created being, but attests to his preeminence and authority over all creation. Prototokos ties in with John 1:18 monogenes theos (Only Begotten God), which highlights his unique relationship with God the Father, being both the heir and creator of all things.

(16) “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.” EVERYTHING is under the dominion of Jesus Christ.

(17) “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. This represents the eternal nature of Jesus, existing before all things, and he was present and active in creation. It also highlights his activity in maintaining the coherence and order of the universe. Jesus is the unifying force that holds everything together.

(18) “And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn among the dead, so that in everything he might have supremacy. Jesus the head of the church and he consummated the marriage (to the bride, the body of Christ, the church) by reconciling us by his death and resurrection from the dead.

(19-20) “For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile himself to all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”

These verses highlight the redemptive work of Jesus. In him, the fullness of God dwells, and through his death on the cross, he reconciled all things to God, which extends to both heaven and earth.John 5:22: “Truly, truly I say unto you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

The Lord Jesus Christ

Titles reveal important information about the person to whom they refer. What are Jesus Christ’s titles in the following verses?

John 13:13: “You call me teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.”

Lord: In the New Testament, Lord, translated in Greek is the word kyrios, which has multiple meanings. It could mean sir, master or owner, husbands, idols, or Lord. In reference to Jesus, the word Lord is the equivalent to the divine name of Yahweh, or Jehovah. This shows that Jesus is not only the Son of God, but He is God Himself in the flesh.

Teacher: comes from the Greek word didaskalos which means someone who instructs, trains, and creates an environment for others to learn. didaskalos is the Greek alternative of the word rabbi. By calling Jesus teacher, attests to His divine authority to instruct and must be obeyed.

Acts 2:36: “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” God has declared Jesus as both God himself, and the long awaited Messiah (Anointed One, Gk: Christos; Hw: Meshiach/Mashiach) of His people. It also reminds us that this very Jesus, who is both Lord and Christ, died the death we so rightfully deserved.

Revelation 19:16: “On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” It indicates that Jesus has the power to exercise absolute dominion over everyone and everything. In addition, this title means that Jesus is returning to judge the world and establish His earthly kingdom.

List some of the things you learn about Christ from Colossians 1:15-20

(15) “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

This means that Jesus is the visible representation of the invisible God ( the Word made flesh). The Greek word prototokos (firstborn) does not mean that Jesus is a created being, but attests to his preeminence and authority over all creation. Prototokos ties in with John 1:18 monogenes theos (Only Begotten God), which highlights his unique relationship with God the Father, being both the heir and creator of all things.

(16) “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.” EVERYTHING is under the dominion of Jesus Christ.

(17) “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. This represents the eternal nature of Jesus, existing before all things, and he was present and active in creation. It also highlights his activity in maintaining the coherence and order of the universe. Jesus is the unifying force that holds everything together.

(18) “And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn among the dead, so that in everything he might have supremacy. Jesus the head of the church and he consummated the marriage (to the bride, the body of Christ, the church) by reconciling us by his death and resurrection from the dead.

(19-20) “For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile himself to all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”

These verses highlight the redemptive work of Jesus. In him, the fullness of God dwells, and through his death on the cross, he reconciled all things to God, which extends to both heaven and earth.