...He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy Colossians1:18
What qualifies Jesus to be the head of the church?
He has conquered and vanquished death.
Death used to be the great leveller.
It held us all in its grip - we all faced death and then judgement.
And the judgement is not in our favour - we are not holy.
But Jesus faced death as the Holy One.
When He died, He faced judgement on behalf of all of humanity and the price He paid (His sinless life) was sufficient.
This meant that He could overcome death and turn death into a doorway so that all who followed Him could walk through the doorway and pass judgment.
He is the beginning - (the Greek hints at archetype)
He is the firstborn - (the Greek hints at prototype)
He is the pioneer, the trailblazer, the instigator, the groundbreaker, the swashbuckling guide, the originator, the lead-from-the-front-conqueror who leads the church in overcoming death.
He did so at great cost! No one else would and could do what He has done for us and this is what makes Him supreme!
Take this thought with you to church on Sunday and worship Him with the rest of us who choose to follow the One who is our lead-from-the-front-conqueror!
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Theo Groeneveld theo@emmanuel.org.za
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