#5 Christology - Colossians 1 (Pt 1)

Foundations in Christian Doctrine #5 Christology Colossians 1 & 2 Previous Homework 1. Read Colossians 1-2 and consider its input regarding Christology. What do you think was the heresy against which Paul was wri ng? Colossians 1 1:13 “Beloved Son” ● Ps 2:7 “You are my Son” ● Is 42:1 Servant Song, “Elect in Whom My soul delights” ● Mt 3:17; Mk 1:11 Bap sm, “Beloved Son in Whom I am well-pleased.” ● Mt 17:5; Lk 9:35 Trans gura on, “This is my Beloved Son; hear Him.” ● Jn 3:35 Father loves the Son ● Jn 17:24 Father loved Him before founda on of the world ● Eph 1:6 accepted in the Beloved 1:15 “Image of the invisible God” Mankind as God’s Image I. Resemblance/Ontological View II. Func onal View A. Representa ve View B. Rela onal View Gen 1:26-27 Gen 5:1-3 Gen 9:6 1 Cor 11:7 Jms 3:9 Ps 8:4-8 Christ as God’s Image Jn 1:18; 14:9; etc. Phil 2:6 Heb 1:3 2 Cor 3:18; 4:4-6; Col 3:10; Rom 8:29 ti ti ti fi ti ti ti ti 1 Foundations in Christian Doctrine 1:15 “Firstborn of all crea on” See Ps 89:27; Heb 1:6 for “ rstborn” language. Implica ons: 1. Jesus preexisted all things (“before all things” 1:17). 2. Jesus rules over all things (right to rule of the rstborn). 3. Jesus is heir of all things (Heb 1:2). Addi ● ● ● ● onal Observa ons: 1:17 “Before all things” 1:17 “By him all things consist” (Heb 1:3) 1:18 “ rstborn from the dead” (1 Cor 15:23). 1:19; 2:9 “all the fulness of the godhead bodily” Key Issues 1. Preexistence (Crea on) 2. OT (Angel of YHWH, Messianic promises) 3. Hyposta c Union (Fully God, Fully Man) 4. Divinity (ALL Divine A ributes, Omnipresence, Omniscience on earth, Subordina on, etc.) 5. Humanity (Genuine, unfallen humanity, Incarna on, nature of the Kenosis, Virgin Birth, perpetual humanity) 6. Nature of Jesus’ separa on from His Father (Ps 22; Mt 27:46; Mk 15:34) Homework Read Hebrews 1 and consider what it teaches us about Christology. Write down an adora on of Christ to share next week. Adora on (true worship) is the cure for our idolatrous struggle with sin. ti ti ti ti fi ti fi ti ti tt ti ti ti fi ti 2