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Wen led the BS tonight so no Isaac to tell me to give others a chance to share hahaha! We had a lively discussion on Col 1:18. Good job Wen for the well-prep discussion.
Col 1:18 He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
Questions for Bible Study – Study of Colossians 1:18
1a. The verse says that Jesus is the head of the body. What is the ‘body’? What does ‘Head’ mean?
-source of knowledge
-brain: control centre
-leader
1b. Who makes up the Body of Christ & how to be a part of this body? (Hint: 1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
-Christians
-My response: someone who acknowledges the head as leader
2. Jesus is also described as the ‘beginning’ and the ‘firstborn from the dead’. What do these phrases mean? Was Jesus the first to be dead?
The word "firstborn" made me see the verse in a different light. Firstborns as the chiefborn inherits everything. He is the most important seed among all the other seeds. He has the most authority. Yet Jesus as the firstborn died for us. How significant His sacrifice is.
Final thoughts of the night…
Perhaps it is not so much that Jesus is first place but more like Jesus is central in our lives. The emotive, cognitive, spiritual and physical parts of us revolve around that central.
What’s more cool is that WE are at the centre of His universe.
