Col 1:15 | MHM | STEP | The Person of the Redeemer: Christ’s Divine Nature v. 15 : He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Here Paul begins with a high view of Christ, declaring him to be the visible expression of the invisible God. Unlike humans, who are made in God’s image, Christ is the exact and perfect representation of God’s being (Hebrews 1:3 ). To see Christ is to see the Father (John 14:9 ). As “firstborn,” he is not a creature, but the one who has preeminence and authority over all creation, existing before anything was made (Proverbs 8:23-26 ).

‏ Colossians 1:15

The Person of the Redeemer: Christ’s Divine Nature

v. 15: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Here Paul begins with a high view of Christ, declaring him to be the visible expression of the invisible God. Unlike humans, who are made in God’s image, Christ is the exact and perfect representation of God’s being (Hebrews 1:3 ^a). To see Christ is to see the Father (John 14:9 ^b). As “firstborn,” he is not a creature, but the one who has preeminence and authority over all creation, existing before anything was made (Proverbs 8:23-26 ^c).