In Kolossense 1:15-17, Paul wrote that Jesus is the image of the invisible God, die eersgeborene van elke skepsel; Want deur Hom is alle dinge geskape, wat in die hemel is, en wat op aarde is, sigbaar en onsigbaar, of hulle trone is, of heerskappye, of owerhede, or power: alle dinge is deur Hom geskep, en vir Hom,: En Hy is voor alle dinge, and by Him all things consist of every creature. What did Paul mean that Jesus is the image of the invisible God, die eersgeborene van elke skepsel?
Jesus is the image of the invisible God
Wie is die beeld van die onsigbare God, die eersgeborene van elke skepsel: Want deur Hom is alle dinge geskape, wat in die hemel is, en wat op aarde is, sigbaar en onsigbaar, of hulle trone is, of heerskappye, of owerhede, of magte: alle dinge is deur Hom geskep, en vir Hom: En Hy is voor alle dinge, en deur Hom bestaan alle dinge (Kolossense 1:15-17)
Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He is the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person (Hebreërs 1:3). If you know Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the Word that was made flesh, you know the Father. No one has seen the Father than Jesus Christ (O. John 1:18, 6:46). Slegs deur die Woord, you can get to know the Father (Lees ook: Was Jesus ten volle Menslik?).
Philip saith unto Him, Here, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus sê vir hom, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me, Philip? he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Glo nie dat Ek in die Vader is nie, en die Vader in My? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of Myself: maar die Vader wat in My woon, Hy doen die werke. Glo My dat Ek in die Vader is, en die Vader in My: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
Voorwaar, voorwaar, Ek sê vir julle, He that believeth on Me, die werke wat Ek doen, sal Hy ook doen; en groter werke as dit sal hy doen; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, dit sal ek doen, sodat die Vader in die Seun verheerlik kan word. If ye shall ask any thing in My Name, I will do it (John 14:8-14)
Philip had spent so much time with Jesus and still, Philip asked Jesus to show them the Father. While Jesus was the reflection of the Father. Die woorde, Jesus spoke and the works, He did were the words and works of the Father.
Dit wys, that as long as you remainDie ou skepping, it’s hard to believe and to see, comprehend, and understand the spiritual things of the Kingdom of God.
Only when you become born again in the spirit, you will enter the Kingdom of God and you will see the Kingdom of God and understand the spiritual things.
Jesus is the Firstborn of every creature
In die begin was die Woord, en die Woord was by God, en die Woord was God. Dieselfde was in die begin by God. Alle dinge is deur Hom gemaak; en sonder Hom is daar nie iets gemaak wat gemaak is nie (John 1:1-3)
These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God (Openbaring 3:14)
Jesus is the Firstborn of every creature. Jesus existed before everything else was created. Nothing existed before Him. All things in the heavens and on the earth, the visible and invisible, of hulle trone is, heerskappye, Owerhede, of magte; all things were created by Him and for Him.
This shows us, the ultimate authority and highest power of Jesus Christ, above all other forces, magte, thrones, heerskappye, Owerhede, ens.. There is no higher and greater power in the heavens and on earth, that stands above God (Efesiërs 1:20-23).
Since all things were created by Him and for Him, Jesus had to come to the earth. So that through Him, die nuwe skepping; the new man could be created. There was no one, who could do that, as Jesus Christus, the Living Word. And so Jesus became the Firstborn of the new creation (Lees ook: Die hele skepping is in Jesus Christus geskape).
The new creation is the image of Jesus Christ
For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brethren (Romeine 8:29)
Just like Jesus is the image of the invisible God, so shall those, who are called according to His purpose, by faith in Jesus Christ and regeneration in Him, be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.
Dié, who are born again in Him and are justified by His blood and born of Water and Spirit and have become a new creation, shall be the image of Jesus Christ on earth. They shall belong to Him and submit to Him and live according to the will of God.
They shall walk after the Spirit and have an experiential relationship with Jesus Christ and the Father and speak and do His words and His works, yes, even greater works, says Jesus, omdat Hy na die Vader gegaan het, and they shall bear the same fruit.
And so they shall be witnesses of Jesus Christ on earth and in His Name preach the gospel and call the people to repentance and the removal of sin and deliver them from the powers of darkness.
Because of this, dié, who are born again in the spirit and are born of God and belong to Him and walk in the light shall distinguish themselves from those, who through natural birth belong to the devil and the world and walk in darkness.
‘Wees die sout van die aarde’
