{ PT. 4 } - ( DOCTRINE OF CHRIST )

 { PT.  4 } - Paul actually revealed that [ all things ] were created [ in Christ ]. The eternal Spirit of Christ is larger than the universe itself, which was created [ through Christ ] as God spoke the words of creation. And he is before all things... COLOSSIANS  1:17. [ Christ is ] before the universe was and by [ in ] him all things consist. Not only were all things created [ in Him ], but in verse  17, [ in Him all things consist ], If Christ were to cease to exist, the universe must immediately pass away, for there would be no place found for its existence. The present universe will pass away one day, to make way for the [ new heavens and the new earth which in dwelleth righteousness ] 2  PETER  3:12--13, which also be [ created in Christ ] EPHESIANS  2:10,  2  CORINTHIANS  5:17. And he is the head of the body, the church. COLOSSIANS  1:18. Consider in the light of the revelation of who He is, that he is our head, and we are His body. The magnitude of this is greater than the imagination can reach. We who are [ born of God ] are [ joint heirs ] with Him ROMANS  8:17. Who is the beginning [ in these four words we see the  most overwhelming of all revelations of who Christ is. He is [ the beginning ]. Three times in the book of REVELATION  1:8;  21:6;  22:13. With this understanding, the first chapter of Genesis gains so much, and confirms the revelation of the apostles that [ all things were created in Him ] The first chapter of the Bible begins, In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. With this understanding, if we can believe it. [ the beginning ] ceases to speak of a [ time ] of creation, but the [ place of creation ], which is in the Christ of eternity. [ who is the beginning word ] in this verse simply speaks of the [ utterance ] of God. The manner of creation is revealed in Genesis; [ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light and there was light ]                    ________________________________________________________  [ GENESIS  1:3 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light ].                                                                                                      _________________________________________________________It was God almighty who [ said ], and it was [ the word ] ( Christ ) who performed [ and without him was not anything made that was made ].                                                                                                    _________________________________________________________[ In him was life; and the life was the light of men JOHN  1:4. I have heard it said that [ Christianity is not a religion; it is a lifestyle God has commanded us to live ] If that is true, then Christianity is not a [ lifestyle, but it is life ] which is [ the light of men ]. Only that [ lifestyle ] that proceeds from [ life ] is pleasing to God, and [ Christ is our life ]                                                                                                   _________________________________________________________[ COLOSSIANS  3:4 - When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.                                        _________________________________________________________[ Our life ] must proceed from Him.

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS!

JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, WITHOUT THAT LIGHT, WE WOULD BE WAKING IN DARKNESS, AND KNOW NOT WHETHER THOU GOEST.