MESSIAH: KING & HEAD
(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. King And Head
a) Paul speaks of "the kingdom of God’s beloved Son" (Colossians 1:13). If it is the Son’s kingdom, then obviously he is its King. This is what the terms Messiah and Christ really mean — the One who is anointed King of the kingdom of heaven.
b) The kingdom of God was already in existence when Paul wrote to the Colossians. Paul says, "God delivered us out of the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son" (Colossians 1:13). The King was already in power.
c) Paul makes a parallel statement, "He is also the head of the body, the church" (Colossians 1:18). So Christ came "to have first place in everything" as the ruler of the church or kingdom of God.
d) From these points we see that the Messiah has been given preeminence and rule over the church, the kingdom of God. He is its king and head. No other, except the Father himself, is above or even equal to the Messiah.
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. King And Head
a) Paul speaks of "the kingdom of God’s beloved Son" (Colossians 1:13). If it is the Son’s kingdom, then obviously he is its King. This is what the terms Messiah and Christ really mean — the One who is anointed King of the kingdom of heaven.
b) The kingdom of God was already in existence when Paul wrote to the Colossians. Paul says, "God delivered us out of the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son" (Colossians 1:13). The King was already in power.
c) Paul makes a parallel statement, "He is also the head of the body, the church" (Colossians 1:18). So Christ came "to have first place in everything" as the ruler of the church or kingdom of God.
d) From these points we see that the Messiah has been given preeminence and rule over the church, the kingdom of God. He is its king and head. No other, except the Father himself, is above or even equal to the Messiah.
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