MESSIAH: CREATOR & SUSTAINER
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Messiah
a) Understanding the Messiah or Christ is the first and foremost requirement for spiritual enlightenment. Paul makes a most comprehensive statement of who and what Christ is.
b) The two titles, Messiah and Christ, are synonymous and interchangeable. “Messiah” is the Hebrew for which “Christ” is the Greek equivalent. The basic meaning of these titles is The Anointed One.
2. Creator And Sustainer
a) One of the strongest confirmations that Jesus the Messiah is God, is the statement that "in him all things were created... all things have been created through him and for him" (Colossians 1:16). Only God can be the Creator of all things.
b) John also said that Jesus Christ created all things, and his statement, like Paul’s, carefully places Christ outside of all created things. "All things came into being through him, and without him not even one thing came into being that has come into being" (John 1:3).
c) Paul not only says that Christ created all things and existed before them all, but he adds that "in him all things hold together" or literally "in him all things withstand" (Colossians 1:16-17). He not only brought all things into being, but in him all things endure and keep going. Were he to let go of the universe, it would immediately cease to exist.
d) From these points we understand that by the Messiah’s hand the entire created universe exists.
The End ...
1. Messiah a) Understanding the Messiah or Christ is the first and foremost requirement for spiritual enlightenment. Paul makes a most comprehensive statement of who and what Christ is.
b) The two titles, Messiah and Christ, are synonymous and interchangeable. “Messiah” is the Hebrew for which “Christ” is the Greek equivalent. The basic meaning of these titles is The Anointed One.
2. Creator And Sustainer
a) One of the strongest confirmations that Jesus the Messiah is God, is the statement that "in him all things were created... all things have been created through him and for him" (Colossians 1:16). Only God can be the Creator of all things.
b) John also said that Jesus Christ created all things, and his statement, like Paul’s, carefully places Christ outside of all created things. "All things came into being through him, and without him not even one thing came into being that has come into being" (John 1:3).
c) Paul not only says that Christ created all things and existed before them all, but he adds that "in him all things hold together" or literally "in him all things withstand" (Colossians 1:16-17). He not only brought all things into being, but in him all things endure and keep going. Were he to let go of the universe, it would immediately cease to exist.
d) From these points we understand that by the Messiah’s hand the entire created universe exists.
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