Jesus Christ Supreme: Creator, Savior, and Head of the Church
- Jack Selcher
- Sep 4, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 17 hours ago
Summary
Jesus is the exact image of God and is supreme over all creation. He reveals the Father, sustains the universe, and leads the church as its risen Lord. Through His death, God reconciles sinners, once alienated, to Himself, granting holiness and righteousness in Christ. Genuine faith perseveres, allowing God to transform character over time so believers increasingly reflect Jesus’ life and glory.
Jesus: The Visible Image of the Invisible God
Jesus is one of a kind. He is the image and exact likeness of the invisible God. He is the brightness of God’s glory. He is the express image of His person (Hebrews 1:3).
He said, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9 NIV). He makes the invisible God knowable (John 1:18). He is the projection of God on the screen of human life.
Jesus Christ Supreme
Jesus is the firstborn over all creation. Firstborn means supreme in rank. The firstborn in the Hebrew family received rights and privileges that the other offspring did not.
In other words, Jesus is the Lord over all creation. It is His handiwork. He is the key to understanding it.
He is before all things in time. He is above them in rank. Jesus Christ is supreme.
The Unifying Theme of Life
He is the unifying theme of creation’s symphony. How is He becoming the unifying theme of your life?
Firstborn From the Dead
He is the beginning of the church’s life. He is the first to rise from the dead, never to die again. Through union with Him, you share His life.
Head and Life of the Church
He is the church’s sovereign leader and directing brain. Obeying Him produces unity and effective service.
He is supreme in time, eternity, and revelation. God’s attributes, nature, powers, and activities are at home in Him. No other savior is worthy of your trust.
Reconciliation Through the Cross
Jesus’ sacrificial death brought reconciliation to earth (Colossians 1:20-23). Reconciliation is a big, wide, wonderful word. It means changing people from hostility to friendship.
Through Jesus, God will reconcile all things to Himself (Colossians 1:20). That means God will save all people without distinction, not all without exception.
From Alienation to Friendship With God
You were alienated from God before receiving His reconciliation (Colossians 1:21). Your highest priority was not seeking first His kingdom and righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Your thoughts, feelings, plans, and deeds were self-serving.
Your relationships with others were also self-centered, a symptom of alienation. You cannot hate God and love others or love God and hate others. When you love God, you also love people made in His image.
Holy and Blameless in Christ
Because of Jesus’ work on the cross, you are holy, separated from sin and the world, and set apart to God. These words describe a growing experience completed only at death.
You are also without blemish—a word used for flawless animals worthy to be offered to God. It describes your position in Christ, not your conduct.
Jesus supplies your purity. Accusations against you will not stick. All these terms describe your standing before God because God credits Christ’s righteousness to your account.
Discipleship requires allowing God to transform your character, so it approaches your position in Christ. Continuing in the faith demonstrates that God has reconciled you.
A Faith That Perseveres
There is no room for complacency or laziness. You are saved by a present-tense faith that perseveres to the end. That faith keeps refining your character and conduct to make you more like Jesus (Romans 8:29). See additional free spiritual growth resources for Christians.
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